Crazy means
believing your
sorry ass
belongs in
this country
because your
light-skinned
forefathers illegally
immigrated to
a land
in which
civilized nations
could be
slaughtered by
smallpox and
pistols and
broken promises
simply for
being here
first
Spot on Kimiko.
ReplyDeleteThese are my exact thoughts when there are territorial disputes over 'ownership' of past conquered lands, this between countries whose land it never was in the first place.
We conveniently forget...
Anna :o]
The blindness to this narrative is disturbing. Imperialism, manifest destiny, white supremacy (even in those who don't believe they're in any way racist) runs so deep. It's awful.
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