Have we become immune to suffering? I pondered this question after seeing this video that happened last month. Its in my own state of Connecticut where in fact I was not surprised really at all to see that people just walked by while this poor man potentially lay dying on the unforgiving pavement. For non Northeasterners this region has a reputation for being cold, and I am often inclined to agree from situations I have observed. However, Hartford residents are being challenged for honor of most unsympathetic by...Italians...really?
In a country known for its 'amore', there was no remorse whatsoever to Italian sunbathers as two Gypsy girls lay dead on the beach after drowning in the strong ocean current. The Italians have always had problems with the Gypsies and even more so lately, I also had some run-ins with them while in Italy. Nonetheless, have those sitting there lost all dignity? Two dead little girls are within a stones throw of you, and you eat a sandwich? Is your tan and and your disgusting speedo of so much importance that you cannot be inconveienced by what you consider some worthless street rats? I had been to this area of Italy before and I have continously brag about the spirit of the Italians and how much they love life...today they made me rethink my prior assumptions.
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