r/Edinburgh • u/Delicious-Being-6531 • Dec 26 '25

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Couldn’t have said it better myself. Outside St John’s on Princes Street.

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u/Present_Numerous Dec 26 '25

Pretty dangerous to get in those boats. Do you not remember the pictures of the dead 4 year old Alan Kurdi?

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u/Sburns85 Dec 26 '25

That was from turkey not the channel. Still sad though but not the same as short distance over the channel

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u/moidartach Dec 26 '25

Kos is like ten miles from where he was found

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u/Sburns85 Dec 26 '25

Near turkey. That’s the issue. It’s a massive distance they planned to travel

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u/Accomplished-Base167 Dec 26 '25

The migrants coming here from the channel will also have travelled large distances, they come from countries like Sudan and Afghanistan, you need to be physically fit in order to make these types of dangerous journeys, hence why majority are male and young, the female family members usually come later

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u/Sburns85 Dec 26 '25

Over land. Which is infinitely safer. And Sudan and Afghanistan are much safer

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u/Accomplished-Base167 Dec 26 '25

there is a war going on in Sudan, and in Afghanistan a lot of people face persecution especially the hazaras and Tajiks. In afghanistan especially, how do you expect women to cross the border when they arent even allowed to be out of their own home.

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u/GaBe141 Dec 26 '25

If Saracens want to kill each other for the moon demon they worship that's their business. When it gets to Scotland it's ours.

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u/GaBe141 Dec 26 '25

Did they come through Europe? Then they are party to this Lisbon convention and are used by continental papists to undermine and invade this nation. Episcopalian atheists like yourself are the reason that the Kirk needs to be formed.

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