DW Finds Minors in Danger, Ignores Who Put Them There
DW's piece laments the 'mortal danger' faced by unaccompanied minors adrift in the Mediterranean, a heart-wrenching reality. Yet, it glides over the wars, resource exploitation, and destabilization policies—often Western-backed—that dispossess families and drive these children from their homes in the first place. One might wonder if the same news outlets expressing concern for these children also
champion the military interventions, sanctions, and arms sales that fuel the very conflicts from which they flee. The framing suggests a tragedy of nature, not human-made suffering. (It’s almost as if acknowledging complicity would interrupt the benevolent European narrative.)