Where's the compassion? I know lots of other stuff is going on, but this MATTERS!

[Surya Gayatri]

World Refugee Day gets 64 views and ZERO replies?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026870034

World Refugee Day
20 June 2015

World Refugee Day is held every year on June 20. According to the UNHCR, there are more than 50 million refugees around the world, half of whom are women and children.

I'm disappointed at the apparent indifference and insularity.

The rest of the displaced world doesn't even know about the internicine primary battles on DU. They're trying to stay alive long enough to make it to safety.

They should be so lucky as to have the leisure of debating candiates' respective merits.

[lovemydog]

1. Thank you. k & r

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Which thread did you rec? This OP or the original one? In any case, thanks.

There are more millions of displaced persons now than at any time since WWII.

[lovemydog]

3. Oh, both now!

Thank you Surya Gayatri !

[HassleCat]

4. Interesting story

But it doesn't seem like the kind of thing that would evoke a big wave of responses. Now if you posted something proposing a solution, such as the EU proposal to accept a certain number of refugees, then you might get some opinions. Just remember, the refugee problem is driven mostly by various wars and conflicts around the world, so people feel there's not much they can do, other than donate to their charities.

[Surya Gayatri]

5. On the World Day, I preferred to inspire some empathy for their plight rather than talk dry figures.

And, donating to a humanitarian agency on this day would be just fine!

When an OP gets only 60 some views, it's likely NOT to get any responses.

[HassleCat]

6. You did OK

You got 60 people to take a look at it. I know that can't compete with all the back-and-forth flaming between Bernie and Hillary supporters, but, in the words of our greatest living actor, Sylvester Stallone, "Ya gotta do what ya gotta do."

[Surya Gayatri]

8. It may be a much bigger deal here in Europe--the desperate hords are literally at the door.

Various 'Actions of Solidarity' are happening all around Europe today.

[kentuck]

7. overload?

People are just weighted down with everything that is happening?

[LiberalElite]

9. I vote for that explanation-

I like most people get emails for petitions and causes and you cannot (at least I can't) have the same amount of feelings for everything. I'm not a mean nasty unfeeling person. Just human. To paraphrase that old saying: compassion begins at home.

[Surya Gayatri]

10. True enough. That's why I mentioned all the other stuff going on...

[bvar22]

11. DURec.

Thank You.
I did not realize that today is World Refugee Day.

I know there are Millions of refugees from the Wars we started in the Middle East.
I used to hear reports from our Media about the Millions of Sunnis who were forced out of Iraq,
but I haven't heard about the plight of the refugees not since the US Military "made an example" of Fallujah with Napalm & White Phosphorus.

The word seems to have come down from HQ to stop talking about it.

[Surya Gayatri]

12. Glad you finally got to see it...

It's quite a big deal here in Europe--lots of demos and events. But then, these desperate souls are literally at the EU's fortress gates.

[ladjf]

13. Compassion is the basic characteristic of good will. nt