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SOFI A,Bul g a r i a— Themi l l i onsofpe opl es t or mi ngt he bor de r s of t he Eur ope a n Uni ont oda ya r er i ghtt obe l i e v et ha tmi gr a t i oni st hebe s t r e v ol ut i on.I ti sar e v ol ut i on of t he i ndi vi dua l ,not t he ma s s e s .TheEur ope a nUni on i smor ea t t r a c t i v et ha na n y 20t hc e nt ur y ut opi a ,f ort he s i mpl er e a s ont ha ti te xi s t s . Buta si tl ookst oda y ,t hemi gr a nt s ’ r e v ol ut i on c oul d e a s i l yi ns pi r eac ount e r r e v o l ut i oni nEur ope .
SOFI A,Bul g a r i a— Themi l l i onsofpe opl es t or mi ngt he bor de r s of t he Eur ope a n Uni ont oda ya r er i ghtt obe l i e v et ha tmi gr a t i oni st hebe s t r e v ol ut i on.I ti sar e v ol ut i on of t he i ndi vi dua l ,not t he ma s s e s .TheEur ope a nUni on i smor ea t t r a c t i v et ha na n y 20t hc e nt ur y ut opi a ,f ort he s i mpl er e a s ont ha ti te xi s t s . Buta si tl ookst oda y ,t hemi gr a nt s ’ r e v ol ut i on c oul d e a s i l yi ns pi r eac ount e r r e v o l ut i oni nEur ope .
T H E European Union t oda ya r er i ghtt obe l i e v e t h a t m i g r a t i o n i s MYRIAD thebestrevolution.It a c t sofs ol i da r i t yt o wa r dr e f uge e se e i ngwa ra ndpe r s e c ut i ont ha twes a w mont hsa go a r et oda yo v e r s ha do we d by t he i ri n v e r s e :ar a gi nga nxi e t y t ha tt he s es a me f or e i gne r s wi l lc ompr omi s e Eur ope ’ s we l f a r e mode la nd hi s t or i c c ul t ur e .Ce l l phonei ma ge sof f or e i gnl ooki ng me na t t a c ki ng a nd a b us i ng Ge r ma n wome ndur i ngNe wYe a r ’ si n Col ognec r ys t a l l i z e dt hef e a r t ha tl i be r a lgo v e r nme nt sa r e t oo we a ka nd c onf us e dt o de f e ndEur ope ,a ndt ha tt he s i t ua t i on wi t h mi gr a t i on i s s pi r a l i ngoutofc ont r ol .
I v a n Kr a s t e v Ce nt r a la nd Ea s t e r nEur ope a npol i t i c sa nd c ul t ur e .Wh y Put i n Lo v e Tr umpWh yPol a ndI sTur ni ngAwa yFr omt heWe s t Wh y Di dt he‘ Twi t t e rRe v ol ut i ons ’ Fa i l ?I sVl a di mi rPut i nTr yi ng t oTe a c ht heWe s taLe s s oni n Syr i a ? Ea s t e r n Eur ope ’ s Compa s s i onDec i tSe eMor e Ev e nbe f or eCol ogne ,ama j or i t yofGe r ma nsha ds t a r t e d t o doubtt ha tt he i rc ount r y c oul di nt e gr a t et hos e hundr e dsoft hous a ndsofSyr i a ns , Af gha nsa ndot he r swhoha v e a r r i v e di nt hel a s tye a r .Cha n c e l l orAnge l a Me r k e l ,who unt i lr e c e nt l ywa st hes ymbol of t he Eur ope a n Uni on’ s
i sar e v ol ut i onoft he i ndi vi dua l , not t he ma s s e s . TheEur ope a n SOFI A,Bul g a r i a— Themi l l i onsofpe opl es t or mi ngt he bor de r s of t he Eur ope a n Uni ont oda ya r er i ghtt obe l i e v et ha tmi gr a t i oni st hebe s t r e v ol ut i on.I ti sar e v ol ut i on of t he i ndi vi dua l ,not t he ma s s e s .TheEur ope a nUni on i smor ea t t r a c t i v et ha na n y 20t hc e nt ur y ut opi a ,f ort he s i mpl er e a s ont ha ti te xi s t s . Buta si tl ookst oda y ,t hemi gr a nt s ’ r e v ol ut i on c oul d e a s i l yi ns pi r eac ount e r r e v o l ut i oni nEur ope . Themyr i a da c t sofs ol i da r i t y t o wa r dr e f uge e s e e i ngwa r a ndpe r s e c ut i ont ha twes a w mont hsa goa r et oda yo v e r s ha do we dbyt he i ri n v e r s e :a r a gi ng a nxi e t y t ha tt he s e s a mef or e i gne r swi l lc ompr omi s eEur ope ’ swe l f a r emode l a nd hi s t or i cc ul t ur e . Ce l l phone i ma ge s of f or e i gnl ooki ng me na t t a c ki ng a nda b us i ngGe r ma nwome n dur i ngNe wYe a r ’ si nCol ogne c r ys t a l l i z e dt hef e a rt ha t l i be r a lgo v e r nme nt sa r et oowe a k a nd c onf us e d t o de f e nd Eur ope ,a ndt ha tt hes i t ua t i on wi t h mi gr a t i on i ss pi r a l i ng outofc ont r ol .Ev e nbe f or e Col ogne ,ama j or i t yofGe r -
SOFI A,Bul g a r i a— Themi l l i onsofpe opl es t or mi ngt he bor de r s of t he Eur ope a n Uni ont oda ya r er i ghtt obe l i e v et ha tmi gr a t i oni st hebe s t r e v ol ut i on.I ti sar e v ol ut i on of t he i ndi vi dua l ,not t he ma s s e s .TheEur ope a nUni on i smor ea t t r a c t i v et ha na n y 20t hc e nt ur y ut opi a ,f ort he s i mpl er e a s ont ha ti te xi s t s . Buta si tl ookst oda y ,t hemi gr a nt s ’ r e v ol ut i on c oul d e a s i l yi ns pi r eac ount e r r e v o Themyr i a da c t sofs ol i da r i t y t o wa r dr e f uge e s e e i ngwa r The mi l l i ons of pe opl es t or mi ng t he bor de r soft heEur ope a nUni ont oda ya r e r i ghtt o be l i e v et ha t mi gr a t i oni st hebe s t r e v ol ut i on.I ti sar e vSOFI A,Bul g a r i a— Themi l l i onsofpe opl es t or mi ngt he bor de r s of t he Eur ope a n Uni ont oda ya r er i ghtt obe l i e v et ha tmi gr a t i oni st hebe s t r e v ol ut i on.I ti sar e v ol ut i on of t he i ndi vi dua l ,not t he ma s s e s .TheEur ope a nUni on i smor ea t t r a c t i v et ha na n y 20t hc e nt ur y ut opi a ,f ort he s i mpl er e a s ont ha ti te xi s t s . Buta si tl ookst oda y ,t hemi gr a nt s ’ r e v ol ut i on c oul d e a s i l yi ns pi r eac ount e r r e v oThemyr i a da c t sofs ol i da r i t y t o wa r dr e f uge e s e e i ngwa r a ndpe r s e c ut i ont ha twes a w mont hsa goa r et oda yo v e r s ha do we dbyt he i ri n v e r s e :a r a gi nga nxi e t yt ha t t he s es a me f or e i gne r s wi l lc ompr omi s e Eur ope ’ swe l f a r emode la nd hi s t or i cc ul t ur e . Ce l l phone i ma ge s of f or e i gnl ooki ng me na t t a c ki ng a nd a b us i ng Ge r ma nwome ndur i ngNe w Ye a r ’ si nCol ognec r ys t a l l i z e d t hef e a rt ha tl i be r a lgo v e r nme nt sa r et oowe a ka ndc onf us e dt ode f e ndEur ope ,a nd t ha tt hes i t ua t i onwi t hmi gr a t i oni ss pi r a l i ngoutofc ont r ol . Ev e nbe f or eCol ogne ,ama j or i t yofGe r ma nsha ds t a r t e d t o doubtt ha tt he i rc ount r y c oul di nt e gr a t et hos e hun-
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