Thursday, November 19, 2015

Why we should greet refugees with open arms

You want to know how to create a terrorist.

First, you've got to have hate. Not them hating us. But us hating them, all of them, indiscriminately. Don't forget that it is us vs them. That they are not part of the "Best Country of the World" but are separate, are lesser.

Then, you've got to take away their chance at a life again. Take away help. Take away a safe place.

Next, make sure that they are demonized, not just the terrorists, but the whole people.

Now, make sure that they live in refugee camps where you are just as likely to raped as to leave it. Where your neighbors live in tents that are feet from your own.

Don't forget to blame them for the world's problems.

Don't forget to promise violence against all, innocent and terrorist.

So, now, you've stripped them of hope. You've forced them to live in horrible conditions. You have done as much or worse than a terrorist ever did to them. And now, to a kid, to a teenager, we are the enemies. We are the ones worthy of their hate.

Because what choice did we give them?

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