Once is an accident, twice is a choice, what about three times in a row? Not a hattrick to celebrate, I assume. But as such is the situation. On one hand, no one is happy about it, but on the other hand, everyone is pretty scared to say anything. Isn't it normal to be scared to speak up when you are being mistreated? The correct answer should be "No, I should not be scared". But the reality is "Yes, I am scared because I have lost everything and complaining may take away the little things I have right now".
This food is the only source of nutrition most families have. It is also the only food many of us eat since we spend most of our time at work. Suddenly when your only sustenance is being fidgeted with, an outburst is bound to happen.
I think there would not be so many disheartened people if it were not for the preceding factors. Factors such as preferential treatment, and bias. It would have been one thing if all of us were going through a tough time, as refugees, as one. But when you sit around with a grumbling stomach and see a specific group of people jot around with extra sandwiches and slices of meat, it really hurts.
At times there wasn't enough food to pass around. Many ate just a handful bunch of lettuce and called it "dinner" while watching the "fellow refugees" get passed on plates of delicious fruits and meat on the side by the chef. I guess the pain is just that much sourer when it is the same people riding the same boat getting preferential treatment - food at that. The basic thing that is meant for all.
The real problem started 3 nights ago when a bowl of beans and half a pork sausage (that vegetarians, certain Christians, and Muslims, would never eat) was given out. Hey, maybe it is a one-time thing. Hey, maybe inventory is running low. But hey, the next day it got worse. And the third day...
One bowl of soup and a slice of bread. There was no water even.
14 hours. That is the amount of time to wait till the next meal. 14 hours to live on a small bowl of soup. I kid you not I haven't seen more people queue up to talk to the manager about this.
What is worse, it has happened thrice now, and everyone's favvvooorrriteee group is parading with extra food that surprisingly no one tells where it came from...but everyone has seen where it comes from and knows it well.
Children, old people, handicapped people, doesn't matter. That bowl of soup is what they'd survive on. Most of us now have jobs and will be paying taxes, but most of us haven't even received wages to buy food. Meanwhile, the monthly 50 euros has been cut off for those who work, so there are people with literally 0 money until their wages come in. So basically, a shitshow.
At night there are very few options to buy food. Almost half of us were there. Trying to buy anything affordable. I got a french fry and ate an old croissant I got in the morning. But it is crazy. One bowl of soup?! All of these people hungry?!
No one wants to go gemente because that place has been a dud for months now. I haven't seen or heard anyone get any productive results from there. No one wants to make a scene because every single person is scared that they'll be asked to leave or kicked out. No matter how loud you scream that people have rights, people who have lost everything will always be scared of losing everything all over again. Imagine running for your life and still being scared of something as basic as food. Being dehumanized to the point that it is assumed that a bowl of soup and a slice of bread is good enough for 14 hours.
After this massive crisis, the management did take some action. About time, I guess. Things like screaming, rudeness, and bias, from the staff will be handled and the food issue will be taken care of. But what leads to such dehumanizing decisions in the first place?
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