Human Failings: Values

Relentless Pursuit Dept: The ongoing court proceeding in Kingston on the multiple murders of girls, allegedly at the hands of their father, brother and mother, and a woman allegedly at the hands of her husband and stepson, are revealing the worst of human failings -- namely control, power, greed, jealousy and hatred, according to Winnipeg Free Press. First, there is this relentless pursuit of value clashes -- "theirs" versus "ours" -- a winning argument for anti-immigration pundits. The argument goes that "their" values compel them to kill their women because their women are adopting our values and these immigrant hybrids cannot tolerate this. Proof enough, scream the pundits, that we cannot allow immigration to those who hate our values. Can anyone dare argue with this conclusion? Of course not -- you would be labelled anti-Canadian and kim Myung-won / Newsis / The Associated Press Archives The terminally ill deserve our help to live well in spite of illness. This case also has an added fascination because it involves an Afghan Muslim family of recent immigrants to Canada. The many prisms through which the public is being shown this human tragedy is telling of our prevailing environment of suspicion, ignorance and the "us and them" divisive discourse. Related Items Articles The cost of taking a life (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.