On Saturday and Sunday nights, a group of Dutch citizens gathered at the border between Ter Apel and Rütenbrock in Germany with the intention of performing their own border controls and stopping asylum seekers from entering the Netherlands.

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    Your comments are downvoted because you are legitimizing racism. Also, feel free not to call others “stupid”.

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      Nowhere have i said its okay to be racist. You really shouldn’t put words in people’s mouth. In my original post i said that we need to rethink our policies. Thats quite different from beeing racist.

      And also, if people already label me a racist, then why not enjoy it while i can.

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        You’re actually putting words in my mouth. Interesting. I said your line of argumentation legitimizes racism. I.e., it portrays this anti-immigrant push as something rational which it really isn’t. It’s based in humans being flawed in their pattern recognition, they easily identify people with the wrong kind of beard but they have a very hard time finding out who systematically takes away their rights.

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          No, it does not.

          I find it bezarre that rethinking a policy, in some people’s mind is the same as legalizing racism. Really bizarre.

          Thats the problem with modern day politics. Either you’re left or right. There’s no in between anymore.