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EU pledges €7.4 billion in aid to Egypt as it seeks to curb migration (www.france24.com)

submitted 11 months ago by CAVOK to c/[email protected]

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The European Union announced a €7.4 funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt on Sunday, part of a push to stem migrant flows to Europe criticised by rights groups.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

when we take everyone from developing countries

Just pointing out that this is a straw-man, and that discussions get better without them.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just pointing out that the above comment is utter trash and useless as hell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I was wondering if I had to go into why straw-men are bad for a discussion, but figured odds were likely you already knew. But assuming the goal is to find common ground and/or convince other people, then including straw-men makes those people assume you're not understanding their point, and then dismissing the rest of whatever you're trying to say.

I hope it's more useful now.