The decision to host the
Ocean Viking
and its 230 passengers in Toulon was determined and defended in the name of humanitarian principles.
It is, however, an infinitely dangerous choice, from the point of view of these same principles.
We could talk about the risk that would result for French society from an uncontrolled logic of reception, in a country that has already inherited a long irresponsibility in terms of migration policy, and a massive failure of integration.
But let's even disregard these questions;
the most serious thing is that this decision is absolutely contrary to the absolute imperative which nevertheless justifies it, that of saving lives.
First, for the benefit of those who pretend not to understand, let us recall an obvious fact: no sane person has ever asked that anyone be left to die at sea. human person in danger is of course unconditional;
and, at sea, the obligation to rescue the passengers of a vessel which is…
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