In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus warns of the sirens - singing ladies with "honey-sweet voices" who appear in the misty, choppy seas of the Mediterranean region to lure sailors to certain doom.
In the modern era, however, the siren is a plump, barren, old menopausal prune some distance across the Mediterranean, preaching diversity while glorifying asylum...
...and deceiving voyagers with false promises of eternal happiness, wealth, sunshine and diversity.
Before you ask - no, she probably cannot sing:
But the lure of the barren siren has just claimed a new round of victims anyway:
VOA News:
And yet, for some reason, we were supposed to cheer this "regime change". The truth of the matter is Gaddafi's death took down somebody who was more honest about Europe's future than its own leaders, somebody who would welcome what Europe's leaders are doing right now, with the mass immigration, if he were alive.
So here is Italy, having voted Salvini into power, saving lives by ending this catastrophe and doing all of Europe a favor. But we are supposed to hate this Salvini guy, and side with those who want migrants imported to Europe to use as cheap labour. We are supposed to side with those who fund smugglers that are ferrying people for a living, and involved in what is really nothing more than criminally-controlled, modern-day slave trade.
Let this also serve as an example to those who say "mur durr voting doesn't do anything, I'm gunna show the system by not voting.."
In the modern era, however, the siren is a plump, barren, old menopausal prune some distance across the Mediterranean, preaching diversity while glorifying asylum...
...and deceiving voyagers with false promises of eternal happiness, wealth, sunshine and diversity.
Before you ask - no, she probably cannot sing:
But the lure of the barren siren has just claimed a new round of victims anyway:
VOA News:
from "Up to 150 Migrants Missing, Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Libyan Coast," VOA
Up to 150 migrants are missing and feared drowned after a boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday. This would be the largest shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea this year.
About 147 more were rescued by local fishermen and the Libyan coast guard, according to the United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR. Two people are in the hospital in critical condition. The wooden boat was on its way to Europe until it overturned near Al-Khums, a town just east of the capital city of Tripoli.
At least 65 people died in a similar incident in May, when a boat sank off the coast of Tunisia. Rival factions and intricate smuggling networks have surged in power following the former dictator Moammar Gaddafi's overthrow and death in 2011.
And yet, for some reason, we were supposed to cheer this "regime change". The truth of the matter is Gaddafi's death took down somebody who was more honest about Europe's future than its own leaders, somebody who would welcome what Europe's leaders are doing right now, with the mass immigration, if he were alive.
People from across the African continent flow primarily through Libya, fleeing poverty, harsh governments and chaotic, violent conflict. "Urgent action is needed to save lives at sea and prevent people from getting on these boats in the first place by offering safe, legal alternatives," said UNHCR spokesperson for the Mediterranean Charlie Yaxley.
Thousands cross the Mediterranean into Europe each year, though crossings have dropped since Italy began cracking down on migration.The country has closed its territorial waters to boats headed by NGOs, which attempt to rescue migrants. Additional agreements with the Libyan government force ships carrying migrants back to Tripoli, a policy human rights advocates have denounced. In July alone, about 4,000 people were intercepted and brought back, according to the International Rescue Committee, which has partnered with the U.N. on the issue.
So here is Italy, having voted Salvini into power, saving lives by ending this catastrophe and doing all of Europe a favor. But we are supposed to hate this Salvini guy, and side with those who want migrants imported to Europe to use as cheap labour. We are supposed to side with those who fund smugglers that are ferrying people for a living, and involved in what is really nothing more than criminally-controlled, modern-day slave trade.
Let this also serve as an example to those who say "mur durr voting doesn't do anything, I'm gunna show the system by not voting.."
