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Originally Posted by Klazu
Mayor Moonbeam at it again... The whole world seems to have gone crazy in front of the Syrian refugees. Europe blindly opened the floodgates and now we here in Vancouver should take and house thousands upon thousands of refugees from a conflict we have nothing to do with??? 
We cannot help everyone and currently we are failing to help even our own weakest people. This madness has to stop.  |
This is a chivalrous gesture, to help those that are not even in a position to help themselves. I would argue that this is a classic Canadian held value, a virtue perhaps not as highly regarded as it once was.
I have to say tho, that the story of the drowned child spurring such international reaction is something I don't quite understand. Children have died numerous times and continue to die, yet that one photo does it?
You are right, we can't help everyone. But we can help some of them, we may be even able to help many of them. We do what we can.
Our homeless may be in dire situations themselves, but you could argue they have been availed opportunities to get help themselves that refugees have not.