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It's worth to add to notes here. One, while most of the anti-refugee nonsense is pan-European, the smartphone one has a greater pull in Hungary (and, I guess, to the south-east from here) because most people still have 'normal' phones (something partly related to pricing by local providers – I don't have one for economic reasons, too).

Two, I read an article in which emphasized that the smartphones changed migration in a major way: thanks to the maps and tips on refugee Facebook groups, over half of the refugees now travel on their own, without paying the smugglers (or pay them only at the most difficult spots, like the EU external borders).

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Tue Sep 1st, 2015 at 06:32:17 AM EST
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