[Niamh.]

awww what a great kid


"YOU need to get started and then you’re halfway there,” — the words of 13-year-old Milo McCarthy after he received a Person of the Year award last month.



The teenager got the award because he raised €18,000 for Syrian refugees by busking on the streets of Cork city and his hometown of Midleton.

“My dad and I watched the TV and we saw all the pictures of the refugees and Alan Kurdi on the beach and I wasn’t going to let it pass by and think ‘poor them’ and let them get on with their lives. I wanted to make things a little better.”

Milo, who plays a wide mix but loves the songs of David Bowie, Chuck Berry, and U2, used to be too shy to busk in cities like Cork.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifesty...nt-438770.html

[Crimson Dynamo]

Pity he could not help people in Cork

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Pity he could not help people in Cork

We are perfect as we are

[Kizzy]

What a dude fair play, he shames generation X who have effectively sold him down the river.

[DemolitionRed]

Good for him, what a great kid.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

awww what a great kid


"YOU need to get started and then you’re halfway there,” — the words of 13-year-old Milo McCarthy after he received a Person of the Year award last month.



The teenager got the award because he raised €18,000 for Syrian refugees by busking on the streets of Cork city and his hometown of Midleton.

“My dad and I watched the TV and we saw all the pictures of the refugees and Alan Kurdi on the beach and I wasn’t going to let it pass by and think ‘poor them’ and let them get on with their lives. I wanted to make things a little better.”

Milo, who plays a wide mix but loves the songs of David Bowie, Chuck Berry, and U2, used to be too shy to busk in cities like Cork.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifesty...nt-438770.html

The naivety of youth!

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

The naivety of youth!

V's the cynicism of adulthood?

[jaxie]

What a lovely heart warming story.

Sadly I'm one of those people who'd get paid to stop singing.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

What a lovely heart warming story.

Sadly I'm one of those people who'd get paid to stop singing. :tears:

Same, could earn a fortune still Jaxie

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Same, could earn a fortune still Jaxie

Double act?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

Double act?

Absolutely

[Crimson Dynamo]

"we saw all the pictures of the refugees and Alan Kurdi on the beach "

I read that the wee boys family were actually safely residing in Turkey (so no0t refugees) and that the father had a sister in Canada and they were trying to get their to get free dental work for the dad. Sometimes things are not as they seem.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

"we saw all the pictures of the refugees and Alan Kurdi on the beach "

I read that the wee boys family were actually safely residing in Turkey (so no0t refugees) and that the father had a sister in Canada and they were trying to get their to get free dental work for the dad. Sometimes things are not as they seem.

So?

[joeysteele]

Brilliant,what a great thing to do by him.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

So?

so they were not refugees they were illegal migrants, It would seem that the wee boy thought they were desperate refugees fleeing from war when in fact they put their lives in jeopardy to get their teeth fixed.

[Alf]

He's a Chuck Berry fan, so he gets a thumbs up from me.

Nice to see youngsters paying their respects to real legends of music.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

so they were not refugees they were illegal migrants, It would seem that the wee boy thought they were desperate refugees fleeing from war when in fact they put their lives in jeopardy to get their teeth fixed.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

yes, they had tried before too, they tried the official way to get to Canada but had been refused so decided to pay traffickers and go illegally, well in fact the father's cousin revealed that he was steering the boat and in fact was a people smuggler himself!

"One Australian politician blamed the father for the death of the boy when the Australian Parliament debated the refugee issue. Senator Cory Bernardi told Australia’s Parliament he was not swayed by “these emotive arguments, and in particular to characterise this as some sort of humanitarian mission”.

While acknowledging that the boy’s death was a tragedy, he said: “That boy and his family had lived in Turkey for three years. The money for that boy’s father to pay the people smugglers was sent from Canada.” He added, “The father sent them on that boat so the father could get dental treatment. They were in no fear, they were in no persecution and they were in no danger in Turkey.”


http://dailycaller.com/2015/09/07/st...ed-syrian-boy/
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-0...eople-smuggler
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/exp...ch-Aylan-Kurdi

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

so they were not refugees they were illegal migrants, It would seem that the wee boy thought they were desperate refugees fleeing from war when in fact they put their lives in jeopardy to get their teeth fixed.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Funny how that poor kid died eh?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes, they had tried before too, they tried the official way to get to Canada but had been refused so decided to pay traffickers and go illegally, well in fact the father's cousin revealed that he was steering the boat and in fact was a people smuggler himself!

"One Australian politician blamed the father for the death of the boy when the Australian Parliament debated the refugee issue. Senator Cory Bernardi told Australia’s Parliament he was not swayed by “these emotive arguments, and in particular to characterise this as some sort of humanitarian mission”.

While acknowledging that the boy’s death was a tragedy, he said: “That boy and his family had lived in Turkey for three years. The money for that boy’s father to pay the people smugglers was sent from Canada.” He added, “The father sent them on that boat so the father could get dental treatment. They were in no fear, they were in no persecution and they were in no danger in Turkey.”


http://dailycaller.com/2015/09/07/st...ed-syrian-boy/
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-0...eople-smuggler
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/exp...ch-Aylan-Kurdi

He couldn't support his family in Turkey, not a great move but desperate people do desperate things, it's nice to look down and judge these people from the comfort of a good lifestyle, isn't it?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

He couldn't support his family in Turkey, not a great move but desperate people do desperate things, it's nice to look down and judge these people from the comfort of a good lifestyle, isn't it?

Yes he claimed that to justify the ridiculous trip. He was far from desperate and put his wife and child in terrible danger despite his other family pleading with him not to go.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Yes he claimed that to justify the ridiculous trip. He was far from desperate and put his wife and child in terrible danger despite his other family pleading with him not to go.

You do always like to believe the worst you possibly can from these people. There's not one of us that wouldn't try to get a better life if we happened to be born on the "wrong side" of the world

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You do always like to believe the worst you possibly can from these people. There's not one of us that wouldn't try to get a better life if we happened to be born on the "wrong side" of the world

No I am just a realist and think that the father is to blame

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

No I am just a realist and think that the father is to blame

It's very easy to be a realist though from where you're standing.

Anyway, this whole conversation is detracting from the kind actions of an empathetic child