My blogging friend from across the pond, Amanda Lyle, has shined her considerable light on a horrendous news event that’s stirring England and Europe.
Her husband set up a charity after visiting the poor areas of Syria in 2013.
Please click and take in the somber tale from the usually humorous Amanda.
Source: The Day Humanity Washed Ashore
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I am very sad about so many people having turmoil and hardships, Mark. I have developed a way of handling helping yet making sure I have enough to help my children and grandies, too. It is all we can do, along with sincerely praying. You are wonderful for putting this on your blog, Mark. I know you and your family have hearts of gold.
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I must do what I can my own way, Robin, as you do. Thank you for your big heart. ❤
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i have been thinking about this every day. i joined a group here in the states, to get the word out and to get our government to take some of these families of refugees. it is heartbreaking and the world has a chance to help.
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Good citizen, Beth. You are, indeed.
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Heartbreaking xx
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it really is, Vonita.
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Admittedly, MBM, I am ignorant of many things in this world. And sadly, it did take an image for me to ‘see’ it. Now what? I’ve read from Tric that Ireland’s people, SIX THOUSAND of them, volunteered their homes for refugees.
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That’s amazing. Thank you, people of Ireland. And I know what you mean, exactly, MBC. It’s how we live here.
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Of course it’s a very complicated situation with no easy answers. On the one hand it’s too bad we have to wait for graphic images and stories like this in order to be outraged (like the Cecil the Lion event). The plight of refugees is going on and has been going on all the time whether it be Palestinians or Syrians or Serbians or Rwandans or Jews or… it isn’t just one generation or one country or one ethnic group or one war. One situation cools down and another opens up. Unfortunately it is the story of humanity and it will never change as long as some people covet other people’s land or feel superior to their neighbors or believe their religion is the only one, etc. I am grateful on a daily basis that I live where I live and that I can do a little by sending a few dollars to an organization (which I hope everybody will do) but it doesn’t change the overall, ongoing problem until there is a radical change in the human mindset.
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You are so right, Ros. We need to embrace each other, not gloat and pontificate and ruminate and hoard. Now.
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There are a lot of people who think this photo is fear mongering and distasteful. I read one of the British papers that reprinted it and they addressed this charge. Their reasoning was that they had seen photos like this or worse in the past when the refugee problem was small and chose to not print them for precisely that reason – they were fear-mongering. But now with over 1 million Syrian children having fled Syria and the pace growing the problem is getting worse.
I think it is high time that these pictures became public. We, the first world nations, have been keeping our heads stuck in the sand – time to pull them out.
Well done Mark.
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Well said, Paul. As usual.
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As a follow-up, it is 5 days later now Mark and due in part to you and all the others who spread these pictures, the world’s governments have folded in a huge rush to aid the Syrian refugees. Germany alone has pledged to take in 100,000 immediately. Canada has pledged $100 million dollars and help for refugees immediately. Many other countries are rushing to help as well. This has all happened since you posted this Mark and at least in part because of the shocking pictures that so many said should not have been published.
Thank You. It was the right decision.
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I have followed the news, Paul, and have been warmed by so many arms that have since opened. I’m thankful, too, that Amanda Lyle wrote and published her extensive post for me to Re-Press here.
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Mind blowing sad.
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You got that right, PJ.
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