http://www.rationalmind.net/2007/11/10/who-are-the-real-monsters/ Thoughts on man and his universe Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:01:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rationalmind.net/2007/11/10/who-are-the-real-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-23209 Who are the real monsters? - Radical Idealism Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:26:32 +0000 http://www.rationalmind.net/2007/11/10/who-are-the-real-monsters/#comment-23209 [...] [Crossposted:] Watching a segment about the U.S. Coast Guard today, I heard an agent describe the immigrant smugglers who bring people from Cube as “ruthless” men who “care nothing for human life.” That may well be true. Yet moments before saying those words, the agent intercepted a Cuban family moments before their attempt to seek a life of freedom would have been successful. They likely paid their life savings to the smuggler – and will probably be sent back to prison – or worse. [...] [...] [Crossposted:] Watching a segment about the U.S. Coast Guard today, I heard an agent describe the immigrant smugglers who bring people from Cube as “ruthless” men who “care nothing for human life.” That may well be true. Yet moments before saying those words, the agent intercepted a Cuban family moments before their attempt to seek a life of freedom would have been successful. They likely paid their life savings to the smuggler – and will probably be sent back to prison – or worse. [...]

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