I don’t get your point?
It’s a question of scale, not simply where terrorism occurs.That terrorists operate in Paris, ergo it is a hotspot, should we ban travel to it?
That terrorists operate in Paris, ergo it is a hotspot, should we ban travel to it?
My thinking too.Sorry, but I agree with the government on this one.
When you have a society as thick as ours, they need telling sometimes.
I don’t care as I never want to go there anyway
True, but last I was aware you couldn't behead and butcher, or any other adventures that a war zone affords, in France.
I can’t care about everything that affects everybody. I haven’t got the time or energy. I don’t think it’s government overreach at all. It’s sensible to ban people from travelling to certain areas. It’s protection of government resources as well, as it’s the government that’s expected to assist these people when they travel to silly places and get in trouble.That's not really the attitude to take though, it's a rather self centred and selfish attitude to only care about things that affect you personally.
"At first they came for..." etc
Hades has a problem with the principle of the issue, which is under discussion and whether this is Govt overreach or not.
It’s sensible to ban people from travelling to certain areas. It’s protection of government resources as well, as it’s the government that’s expected to assist these people when they travel to silly places and get in trouble.
It does say "ban travel to Syria without a legitimate reason" not a total ban per se.
So as much as I agree it sounds the typical Govt's sledgehammer to crack a nut approach to a problem, and people are complaining we have a problem, I'm not sure it's the descent into totalitarianism your title implies.
It's not really a casual holiday destination is it, apart from @MickeyFinns of course And I'm sure he can provide legitimate travel evidence.
None of those are at the level of Syria. These people go to places like Syria, if something happens and they are injured, need emergency medical treatment and evacuation, who pays for that if they can’t afford it?Okay so let's ban everyone from most of Africa, North Korea, China, Russia, the entire Middle East and South America because they all have equally silly places people can get in trouble