What is an entrenched issue?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>”? <span word="As">As</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="layer">layer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>?</p><p><span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="persisting">persisting</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="entrenched">entrenched</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, “<span word="trench">trench</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="trench">trench</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Soldiers">Soldiers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="trenches">trenches</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>.</p><p><span word="Entrenched">Entrenched</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>. <span word="Poverty">Poverty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="partially">partially</span>, <span word="responsibly">responsibly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>.</p><p><span word="Inequality">Inequality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entrenched">entrenched</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="still">still</span> (<span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span>) <span word="kowtow">kowtow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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