Tuesday, June 19, 2018

A wave of hatred has been whipped up, threatening the civil rights of all of us

I have never felt a greater need to speak out. I have never felt a greater need to try to explain why this new Italian government cannot be allowed to survive. Even before it has got down to real work, it has already done so much irreparable damage. The drama of the migrant rescue ship, Aquarius, which last week was denied permission to dock at Italian ports, drew everybody in – it seems there are those who, indifferent to the fate of 630 human beings at sea, think it was right to teach Europe a lesson on the migrant issue. Yet, of course, others think it preposterous to use 630 lives as bargaining chips. The trouble is that we have all lost sight of the bigger picture.

Related: Aquarius migrants arrive in Spain after rough week at sea

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ym7iZn

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