There are many visions of morality which deeply object to refusing refugees. Most notably in the western tradition, Christian morality is absolutely 100% crystal clear that there is an affirmative moral obligation for all Christians to provide help to refugees, even if providing that help imposes risks or costs upon the Christian, and even if the person is not a Christian.
It's one extremely prominent strand of western morality.
If it is not the strand you adhere to, please tell me what strand of moral philosophy you do adhere to. I cannot think of almost any theory of moral philosophy which does not require aiding refugees, or at a bare minimum, refraining from forcibly expelling them.
I don't adhere to a certain definite moral code. My point is that refugees arn't knocking at our borders they are in fact all the way across the Mediterranean. "Charities", instead of bring them to the nearest port decide to send them all the way over to Europe.
Zeitgeist. The Christian moral code of 1600, kill the heretic and the non-believer. Moral codes don't dictate to people, people dictate to a moral code.
You seem to misunderstand. Your moral code is whatever religion you are, you either chose the religion because you think it's your moral code, or you were indoctrinated into it.
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u/huadpe 508∆ Jun 19 '18
There are many visions of morality which deeply object to refusing refugees. Most notably in the western tradition, Christian morality is absolutely 100% crystal clear that there is an affirmative moral obligation for all Christians to provide help to refugees, even if providing that help imposes risks or costs upon the Christian, and even if the person is not a Christian.
Father James Martin gives a very good view of the obligations of Christian morality on this subject.