On Tuesday (there), the airport and the subway station in Brussels, Belgium was attacked. Three explosions went off and took at least 34 lives and wounded 170 more. Right now, the Belgian authorities think the possible suspects are the three men pushing the luggage carts. Also, although it is no official claim of responsibility yet, there are many ISIS supporters that celebrated the attacks on social media.
I think it's tragic what's happening. The Paris Attack was just a few months ago, and now this happens in Belgium. Right now, I think we're really fortunate that we're not experiencing this. Tension is slowly building up in Europe, and it's only a matter of time before things began to get worse and worse.
In Germany, a refugee shelter intended to be used as a shelter for the incoming refugees was torched. There are violent protests where adults, children, and neo-nazi are joining the demonstration.
http://www.bloomberg.com/api/embed/iframe?id=ULEMVoFdTAWQaiokwIYq5g
The Refugee crisis happening now reminded me of the universal of obligation. Of course there are many people out there who support bringing in more refugee, but there are also a lot of those who strongly opposed of it. I can't say what the thinking is behind it, but I think that for some, it's because they want to make sure that they are safe. They are fearful that among the refugee are the terrorist or that the refugee will bring terrorist into their country. Although I get where they are coming from, I think this is where history tend to repeat itself.
When the Jews left to seek refuge in America, they were turned away. When the Tutsi beg the UN peacemakers to stay, they were ignored. I think it's during time of crisis that we need to act. If we do not act and help protect one another, it only shows to the other side how weak and how susceptible we are to terror and how shakey alliances are. We shouldn't just turn a blind eye and let horrible things happen, and then say "Never Again" when we, time after time, do little to nothing at all.
Read more here:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/22/europe/brussels-explosions/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11822816/German-refugee-shelter-torched-in-anti-immigrant-attack.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-23/refugee-flow-adds-to-balkan-tensions-as-leaders-seek-solutions
People have lost control! Its horrific what has happened in Brussels and in other places. People don't think about who they are hurting or what they are destroying. Its devastating seeing this happen and impossible to stop people from committing these heartbreaking crimes.
ReplyDeleteWhen i saw the headline, i immediately associated it with the Paris attacks.It's sad that these terrorists are still behaving like in the ancient times. The whole refugee crisis is quite an issue as well. Thumbs up to Germany for welcoming them in, but to a certain extent i feel like there should be a limit because an overflow i feel would create chaos and disorder. Canada opened it's doors as well. The US said they would, but it seem like nothing is happening at the moment. I disagree with the bunch of European countries that have closed their borders simply because they did not want to let them in. Even if a small country could only accept a small number of refugees, it would still help the situation.
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