Cekoviu wrote:Proctopeo wrote:It would've gone better if it was more regulated from the start, and if governments weren't so adamant that nothing was going poorly.
Part of the issue is that they're not just avoiding jumping into the fire - they're aiming for the cool, sweet pots of honey instead of completely safe counter-tops and plates.
The analogy got stilted towards the end, but I assume you caught my drift.
I mean, don't pretend you wouldn't do the same thing given the opportunity. And anyway, most of the countries in Western Europe are cool, sweet pots of honey anyway, so they only have the option of jumping into the fire in Eastern Europe or jumping into the honey in Western Europe.
Eastern Europe, at least the parts open during the extent of the crisis, were definitely not fires - it's completely safe, although chilly, up in Lithuania... where many, potentially most, migrants and refugees went and then promptly left for Western European countries.
You also forgot about the Balkans, which are a mixed bag of sorts.