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This past week, we witnessed a horrifyingly sad display of inter-
national indifference toward hundreds of people stranded aboard
rickety boats. Photographs circulating in the world press show these
unfortunate people pleading for mercy and tears rolling down their
cheeks. Struggling with starvation aboard makeshift boats, these poor

souls weren't allowed entry to various countries and turned away to
meet their inevitable fate out in the ocean.
One wonders what could be the reason behind this callous atti-
tude. How could the world become so indifferent to the plight of others?

What could possibly be the cause of this frosty behavior? How could
the humanity stoop to this level of cruelty?

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