"The curse of the human race is not that we are so different from one another, but that we are so alike." –Salman Rushdie
It is believed that humans and chimpanzees share at least 98 percent of the same DNA. Apparently it's that other 2 percent that makes chimps the more evolved animal.
The BBC reports that albinos in Tanzania are being murdered on behalf of witch doctors based on the belief that potions made from an albino's legs, hair, hands, and blood can make a person rich.
And as if to illustrate that 'enlightened' Europe isn't immune from such madness, you have the Italians. The country of Michelangelo is accused of ethnic cleansing against Roma (gypsies). The right-wing government is trying to implement a Nazi-esque fingerprinting program solely targeting that ethnic group. Many seem unperturbed by the purges, sunbathing next to Roma corpses.
Seriously... what the f--- is wrong with people?
Update: There's ignorance and then there's sheer self-absorbed callousness.
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