Many ask, why? Why were we attacked? Why do "they" hate us?
Growing up in Mexico, people used to say, that Mexico is far away from heaven and too close to the USA. I remember 9/11 (1973) when the USA led a militar junta overthrowing a democratically elected government in Chile killing more than 3000 people. It didn't look good in Latin-America.
We have to reckon with our sins as a nation. Our nation has not championed peace. Our maneuvers have been to maximize our influence in order to obtain resources.
This morning's news indicated that Governor DeSantis flew immigrants to Martha's Vineyard. He's mimicking Gov. Abbott. This is not really about immigrants for either governor--it's about looking tough to their base and maintaining political power. But the real reason most immigrants are streaming toward our borders is that we have destabilized their nations in two ways: (i) intentionally, in some instances, and (ii) unintentionally, as in the climate change we've induced.
The Western US is drying up and I'm afraid the day may come when Americans will be streaming to the Canadian border... perhaps they'll build a wall...
Many ask, why? Why were we attacked? Why do "they" hate us?
Growing up in Mexico, people used to say, that Mexico is far away from heaven and too close to the USA. I remember 9/11 (1973) when the USA led a militar junta overthrowing a democratically elected government in Chile killing more than 3000 people. It didn't look good in Latin-America.
John's post and David's comment are spot on.
We have to reckon with our sins as a nation. Our nation has not championed peace. Our maneuvers have been to maximize our influence in order to obtain resources.
This morning's news indicated that Governor DeSantis flew immigrants to Martha's Vineyard. He's mimicking Gov. Abbott. This is not really about immigrants for either governor--it's about looking tough to their base and maintaining political power. But the real reason most immigrants are streaming toward our borders is that we have destabilized their nations in two ways: (i) intentionally, in some instances, and (ii) unintentionally, as in the climate change we've induced.
The Western US is drying up and I'm afraid the day may come when Americans will be streaming to the Canadian border... perhaps they'll build a wall...