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Sunshine (she/her) ( Sunshine@lemmy.ca )  to World News@quokk.au · 26 days ago

‘It’s like a death sentence’ says British widow facing deportation from Sweden

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‘It’s like a death sentence’ says British widow facing deportation from Sweden

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Sunshine (she/her) ( Sunshine@lemmy.ca )  to World News@quokk.au · 26 days ago
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Exclusive: Joyce Thomas, 78, describes her ‘nightmare’ hours before the deadline for her removal from country
  • Sunshine (she/her) ( Sunshine@lemmy.ca ) OP
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    For what exactly?

    • justOnePersistentKbinPlease ( justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io ) 
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      It is your responsibility to know the laws of any country you visit, let alone move to.

      Edit: while they are supposed to have nebulous rights to stay in the EU, most EU countries have not moved on that, and they would be in a weird limbo where they were allowed to stay(according to the agreement), but also not vote or work.

    • sepiroth154 ( sepiroth154@feddit.nl ) 
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      Not being aware of the local law.

      • Sunshine (she/her) ( Sunshine@lemmy.ca ) OP
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        Victimblaming.

        Sweden is among 13 countries, along with the UK, that opted for a “constitutive” system requiring citizens to formally apply to remain in the country. Others, like Spain, opted for a less onerous “declaratory” system requiring registration in the country, something many Britons would already have done at their town hall.

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          Being ignorant of the law doesn’t work in any jurisdiction.

          • Sunshine (she/her) ( Sunshine@lemmy.ca ) OP
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            Okay, spiteful tankie.

            • sepiroth154 ( sepiroth154@feddit.nl ) 
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              She’s wealthy and connected enough to have known better.

              Also throwing names is childish.

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                But campaigners at Brits in Sweden say countless British citizens were either given no information or incorrect information about what to do after Brexit by the authorities.

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                  This is the British governments fault primarily. It was the British government’s responsibility to take care of their citizens and negotiate something.

                  The remainder lies with the just ousted right wing Swedish government

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                  “White people forget to check their privileges” is clearly a less sensational headline

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                  We do not single out groups of people in Europe, last time we did that it ended up bad. Thats why they can’t.

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              • sepiroth154 ( sepiroth154@feddit.nl ) 
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                Because I am technically also arguing in support of authoritarian states. But I’m actually arguing against well off people who whine at their first inconvenience they caused themselves.

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      Brexit rules. Loss of EU membership means loss of freedom of movement.

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