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originally posted by: xoenneox
Sir.
We, lemmings cannot do anything.
They should stop wars, that's it.
You cannot stop a war, ok?
War is a business, allright?
Someone want wars, endless wars - endless cash.
While walking along a beach, an elderly gentleman saw someone in the distance leaning down, picking something up and throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, picking up starfish one by one and tossing each one gently back into the water.
He came closer still and called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”
The young man paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean.”
The old man smiled, and said, “I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?”
To this, the young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.”
Upon hearing this, the elderly observer commented, “But, young man, do you not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!”
The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it into the back into the ocean past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.”
originally posted by: paraphi
I think this is a terrible situation. However, blaming a reluctant Europe for the stupidity of people who attempt to cross the Mediterranean in boats that are unseaworthy is a bit rich
originally posted by: TruthxIsxInxThexMist
Why aren't those powerful muslims like Kings & Princes... like Oil Barons... doing anything to help their fellow Muslims like they are supposed to? I would say because many of them are Sunni. Muslims fleeing Syria are generally Shia, Isis are mainly Sunni. They probably think they are helping by funding groups like Isis.
originally posted by: TruthxIsxInxThexMist
a reply to: enlightenedservant
Well that 'child' wont get to go home then will he?
Don't forget they are risking their childs life by sending them on dodgy boats too... many have died that way also.
Mentioning what happened ti the Jews... well this could happen again you know because Europeans are getting restless and angry again... it seems to be following the same pattern..
originally posted by: CX
originally posted by: paraphi
I think this is a terrible situation. However, blaming a reluctant Europe for the stupidity of people who attempt to cross the Mediterranean in boats that are unseaworthy is a bit rich
I think "desparation" is a better choice of word than "stupidity".
I'm guessing they won't have the money to go shopping for a seaworthy yacht prior to trying to escape with thier familes lives. That is desperation, not stupidity.
CX.