https://snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cleansing-in-ohio
"In the schools and churches of Springfield, Ohio, people are making hasty
preparations for a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all
appearances, and according to local sources, the city is two or three days away
from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the
vice-president and American Nazis. The destined victims are ten thousand or
more Haitians.
Its origins are in racist fantasy. During the last presidential campaign, JD
Vance, then the vice-presidential nominee, put the Haitians of Springfield at
the center of national attention. Temporary Protected Status had been granted
to non-citizen Haitians in the US after an earthquake in Haiti killed more than
200,000 people; it was extended after the Haitian president was assassinated.
This allowed ten thousand or more Haitians to gather in Springfield, a small
city between Dayton and Columbus, and to work. Vance heard about Haitians in
Springfield, from a city manager who wanted federal assistance for housing. He
turned a reasonable request into a racial crusade.
In a speech of 10 July 2024, Vance claimed that “Springfield, Ohio has been
overwhelmed” by Haitian immigrants. Although there was certainly friction over
schools and housing, there was no basis for such a judgement. In fact,
Springfield was doing better economically than in any moment in Vance’s
lifetime. In the months to follow, he would return to the theme, publishing a
number of inflammatory claims about Haitians in Springfield, not a single one
of which was true. As we will see, Vance’s goal was not so much to get
individual lies on the record; it was rather to create a self-sustaining story,
in which a real place and its real people could become the raw material for an
alternative Nazi reality — I use the word advisedly. Vance had help in
expanding his theme, and crucial helpers were Nazis."
Via Susan ****
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
