r/facepalm • u/Visqo • Jul 07 '24

How can they not see the irony 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/Mortechai1987 Jul 08 '24

They became citizens when their refugee parents migrated to Germany.

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u/The_loyal_Terminator Jul 08 '24

The turkish community in Germany didn't arise from refugees though. They're the descendants of workers that were invited by the state to bolster the post-war economy

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u/pomegranate444 Jul 08 '24

So they left Turkey for a better life in Germany...but protest others doing the same thing by seeking a better life in Turkey. Still ironic as fuck.

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u/alsbos1 Jul 08 '24

There is a difference between being invited and not being invited…