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"“Go back to where you came from.”
This is basic American politics—what I might call spiritual ignorance: a
dismissal of refugees fleeing war, famine, and poverty as global sludge,
clogging up our way of life. So many media stories about the border—
our
border—begin with an unquestioned presumption. These aren’t individual humans
fleeing hell and trying to reclaim their lives. They exist only en
masse—basically, in the millions.
And they’re going to be nothing but trouble for us. Either they want to work
for a living and, thus, claim American jobs, or they’re simply leeches, utterly
without skills, simply in possession of their needs, which of course will drain
our resources. Go back to where you came from!
Look what happened earlier this month, when New York City’s mayor bused a bunch
of migrants out of town—oh, boohoo, too many for you, Mayor Adams?—to several
hotels in Orange County, about 60 miles to the north. It just so happened,
according to a bogus claim that made big news for a while, that in order for
the migrants to get their living space, a bunch of homeless veterans, a.k.a,
American heroes, had to be evicted.
Yes, this was a lie, fabricated by a small veterans’ assistance organization
called the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, but until actual investigative
reporting by the
Mid-Hudson News exposed it as such, it was a kick-ass news
story for the anti-immigrant right, hitting all the right buttons."
Via libramoon.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
