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Europa se enfrenta ahora a su más grave crisis de refugiados desde aquella época y, una vez más, Europa está a prueba para ver si el miedo, el egoísmo, el odio y la desconfianza reinarán de nuevo o si la compasión, la solidaridad, la empatía y el sentido de la responsabilidad brindarán techo y refugio seguro a aquellos que más lo necesitan.
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Europe is now faced with its gravest refugee crisis since that time, and Europe will once again be tested to see if fear, selfishness, hatred and distrust will once again reign or whether compassion, solidarity, empathy and a sense of responsibility will provide shelter and a safe haven for those who most need it. Thousands of volunteers across Europe have carried the torch of empathy and responsibility by helping refugees within, and sometimes beyond, their means. They are true heroes. But at the same time, more and more governments are taking the Evian route and finding excuses to turn away the most needy, using any excuse they can find. Less invoked with anti-Semitism this time around, the scourge of a century ago, but now infused with subtle and not so subtle Islamophobic sentiment. Like polls in the late 1930’s, the general public and unfortunately too many young people across Europe are shifting towards intolerant attitudes. Today’s refugees, like Anne Frank before them, are certainly not oblivious to these hostile attitudes.
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