The dont know the name Marc Dutroux, but they do know the "belgian story" :/
And our politicians playing the:" Wir haben das nicht gewusst"-game is not helping
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I fully agree...b720 wrote:It s a gang of criminals and cold blooded killers that had s link to a specific quarter in our city. There are thousands more of those in cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and even London... Ring leaders of those who committed 9/11 were connected to a certain mosque in Hamburg, Germany.. The world is getting smaller and crime travels at ease along with tourism and other form of travel.. It is part of the package. Open skies, open borders, contribute to the growth of the travel industry, and can be taken advantage by criminals... The same way they use the same money telephone technology social media... We ban all that? What happened in brussels has happened in almost every major city in the world at one point or another..
You're right; let's put things into perspective and look at the whole picture.b720 wrote:So? Try and walk the streets of Caracas! I have been there, and I have been to Guatemala city. I promise you that you are safer in Molenbkeek. Those terrorizing Caracas are born and raised in Caracas. There is a problem, of course, no one is denying that, but please put it in perspective. There is a problem of poverty and lack of chances within a group of people of a specific ethnic background. That problem must be tackled, and in my opinion the only way to do so is by introducing affirmative action (quotas for large companies to introduce an ethnically diverse work force). On the other thousands and thousands of disadvantaged members of that community have no links to crime or gangs or Syria... we are talking about hundreds of individuals who are involved. Poverty and lack of opportunity does not automatically lead to crime! Poor people become criminals, is this the message???? Affirmative action to help ease unemployment in the suburbs and most important of all shutting down money source that feeds those criminals, in Belgium. That is what has to be done immediately, not in 10 years. There is talk, more and more, that most of that money is coming from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Two countries openly supporting terror activities in Syria in order to topple the Assad regime. Our dear compatriots from Molenbeek and elsewhere did not hitch hike to Syria, they were sent there, trained, and told to kill. That cost money, Where is it coming from? No one seems to be talking about that! We have issues, yes, but our country is one of the best to live in, and will remain so, because the vast majority of everyone here is honest, hard working, and law abiding.
Absolutely...b720 wrote:No excuses, pointed out the problems. Government policies is another issue. But Brussels remains like any other city in Europe, and remains one of the safest in the world.
Thank you France, I'd say, for covering up their own incompetence by pointing fingers to a small country which, I must admit, already had some negative reputation due to past happenings and a world record government forming...Jetter wrote:If Brussels being a jihadi hotbed is true or not is irrelevant for the effect on Brussels (and BRU), this is the image that has been painted, and that won't change overnight. True googling 'jihadi hotbed'.jan_olieslagers wrote:Yes of course. Fools will always ape fools.
All but 1 top results mentions Brussels as jihadi hotbed, now if this were just the results from the past week or so that wouldn't say much, but these are all time results. Notice how #1 is an Australian site and #2 an Indian site, this image is not limited to Europe.
Oh come on... He had all the right to fingerpoint back at France.Acid-drop wrote:And it's a shame he did.
Obviously France was right to highlight the problems.
There are problems on both sides.
When you have major issues yourself, leading to the deaths of nearly 150 people in less then a year, you ought to work hard to resolve them in stead of fingerpointing to a neighbouring country which indeed has issues of its own, but far from the mess you have to deal with in your own country.Acid-drop wrote:my god, are you serious there ?
Anyone with issues can't point issues elsewhere ?
Beautiful ostrich-like approach. We all have issues so let's pretend we're even, we have no issues anymore, yeeeeeeyyyy
b720 wrote:oh yeah dead serious, not saying that we don't have our problems here... but France's not Iceland either... anyways, we all agree that there are issues here and there, and that Brussels is not kabul. That was the main point, besides France (government and press) have no business pointing fingers at us, neglecting to shed the light on their own issues..They are the victims (this time) but does not mean that their society is disease free. Some people here are insinuating that we live in Tora Bora?? Grow up!!!
Concerning BRU and SN, I guess that end of year figures will show the extent of impact on travel to/from, and Through BRU. Let's hope for the best, BRU and SN were doing quite well, hope this will not negate the growth of the previous months.
Let's hope for the best for BRU and SN that are doing well.Conti764 wrote: When you have major issues yourself, leading to the deaths of nearly 150 people in less then a year, you ought to work hard to resolve them in stead of fingerpointing to a neighbouring country which indeed has issues of its own, but far from the mess you have to deal with in your own country.