< Of course, there is all the (not unfounded) rhetoric about how cold our shoulders are to those from other countries where the people don't remind us of ourselves as much. I understand some of both sides. It seems a shame that we treat refugees from violence and poverty in Central America as a nasty, dangerous "horde" while we welcome these pink-faced, blonde haired people wearing designer label clothing. And yet, I also understand why those who have been infected with fear and mistrust of "the other" would have this bias as well. >
For the most direct comparison, there's this.. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-strikes/four-fifths-of-russias-syria-strikes-dont-target-islamic-state-reuters-analysis-idUSKCN0SF24L20151021 Supposing that distribution has some significance and is reflected in the refugee population, would one go to a party that has only 20% of the people with COVID? I think there is some understandable discomfort here. It may be related to xenophobia or racism but is more than that. I'm reminded of a taxi driver I had going from the Albuquerque airport to Santa Fe. He talked about the status of the West Bank for the whole trip even though I did not show much interest. It seemed like an advocacy topic that was front-and-center for him. Having someone like that around all the time could feel like having an abused dog that might at any time get startled and bite you. Marcus .-- .- -. - / .- -.-. - .. --- -. ..--.. / -.-. --- -. .--- ..- --. .- - . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn UTC-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ archives: 5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/
