Nadir not Zenith

900 migrants drowned. It's murder.

They needed help. Could they have been helped? Our policy is not to help. We have a deliberate policy of letting them die as a form of discouragement. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/27/uk-mediterranean-migrant-rescue-plan?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

civ·i·li·za·tion
ˌsivələˈzāSH(ə)n/
noun
noun: civilisation
the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.
"they equated the railroad with progress and civilization"
synonyms: human development, advancement, progress, enlightenment, culture, refinement, sophistication
"a higher stage of civilization"
the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization.
the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area.
plural noun: civilizations; plural noun: civilisations
"the great books of Western civilization"
synonyms: culture, society, nation, people

The lowest point in civilisation is not when we know nothing, have nothing and can do nothing. It's when we know everything, have everything and still do nothing.