This week, the guest was Holly Case, and she spoke to us about refugees and the situation in Hungary. She spoke about how many people crossed the border, went through Hungary, and to other places. She also mentioned the political parties in Hungary and how their views were so extreme from one another, resulting in no change in the status quo.
It surprised me that there didn’t seem to be much of a majority between the parties. Neither one had a clear advantage over the other in power. And what surprised me about that was the sheer number of people who seemed to be helping the refugees. In my mind, helping people is what is important, and the fact that other people don’t necessarily see that bothers me.
This talk really engaged me and made me very interested in what I could do as an individual person to help refugees wherever I can. They deserve our help.
I agree, more political action needs to be taken to help the refugees. I think some people tend to react from a very selfish standpoint, only thinking about how these refugees could affect their daily lives without considering the horrors that these people have already had to face (horrors that the people who speak out against refugees will probably never have to know).