Europe’s Gates: Where 'Human Rights' Drown in the Gambia's Current
Seven dead, dozens missing. The Independent, like much of the Western press, frames this as a regrettable, isolated incident. Yet, they conveniently gloss over the economic realities of nations like Gambia – realities often exacerbated by policies pushed by the very European powers these desperate souls are fleeing toward. Decades of structural adjustment programs, unfair trade agreements favoring
former colonial masters, and the extraction of resources leave little economic opportunity for local populations. When will the headlines connect the dots between predatory global capitalism and the overflowing migrant boats? One might wonder if the same moral outrage would ignite if these were European tourists rather than Africans seeking a dignified future. It's a convenient blindness, isn't
it? Mourn the victims, but never question the system that creates them.