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> Nobody ever forced European countries to accept mass immigration.

It came up for a direct vote? Or did politicians who never ran on mass immigration platforms just kinda decide to introduce legislation?

People tend to conflate the acceptance of mass immigration in western countries (by characterizing opposition as horribly racist) with tacit approval by the citizens.

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Of course in representative democracies not every topic is voted on in a referendum.

The general failure of anti-immigration parties to win majorities in European countries suggests that most people are either pro-immigration or at least willing to accept it.

> The general failure of anti-immigration parties to win majorities in European countries suggests that most people are either pro-immigration or at least willing to accept it.

But again, that ties back to the demonization of being against immigration. Is it _really_ reflective of true popular support if you’re going to be labeled a racist if you don’t vote the right way?

Well, that’s why voting is secret.

This idea that the population has a say and gets what it wants… This is most fascinating.

In some countries it does

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Hungarian_migrant_quota_r...

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