The author was showing a little kindness to people who are fleeing a war. Not everyone thinks the same way, so I can imagine indifference here and there. If yo

The author was showing a little kindness to people who are fleeing a war. Not everyone thinks the same way, so I can imagine indifference here and there. If you're on an online website, rather than confronted right then-and-there with another human being in need, I can imagine you take a somewhat abstract view. What surprised me in the story was the outright hatred and aggression some people have towards "the other".