karma

30 women and children from Palestine were "accepted' into the Icelandic town of Akranes but let's read between the lines here. as you and i both know, they're far from ever being accepted. but anywho, this man, Magnús Thor Hafsteinsson MP for the Liberal Party and former chairman of the office of social affairs in Akranes was whole-heartdly against these abused people coming to Iceland to just live in peace. Here's his statement.

“Based on the short notice we were given, little time for preparation, not enough information about the people and their background and the current situation in Akranes, I don’t believe it’s the right time to agree to accommodate refugees. As chairman of the office of social affairs, I cannot recommend this” Hafsteinsson wrote in Heimaskagi.

“This is impossible.We are talking about 60 people in two years in a village where the budget is tight. To even think of bringing people in from refugee camps, who have experienced so much and have to be under constant care of the administration of social affairs, is nonsense. This would mean that the total amount of foreigners in Akranes would rise to ten percent of the entire population, ten percent of which would be refugees.”

...“It is our main duty as a community to care for our own people[…] I’m not going to look into the eyes of our people and make budget cuts while accommodating around hundred immigrants at the same time. If the community of Akranes wants to help people; we should rather aid the Red Cross or those organizations that work in refugee camp, instead of bringing the problem to our town”

ok Magnús right. you're telling me that the richest nation in the world..and i repeat, IN THE WORLD cannot accomadate 30 women and children who have been suffering under constant fear and torment for their whole lives? has this guy no sympathy? why are some people like this? they just have no regard for anyone else if their any bit different from you. enough with all this separation, we as human beings cannot live life this way anymore. we all need to realize that we are not cavemen anymore, we have reached the level of intelligence and wealth where we do not need to compete with each other, or fear what is different. (or maybe not) we need to help people who need it, and that man should be ashamed. these are people here, like you and me with feelings and emotions. this is there situation. put yourself in it! treat people like you want to be treated! were more alike then different. if something massive were to ever happen in iceland, and no one would help you, because they're " to concerned with their own problems" how would you feel Magnús! how would you feel if no one wanted to help you?