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Tell that to the Ukrainians suffering the ravages of war in Ukraine, Uyghurs living in internment camps in China, Rohingyas being ethnically cleansed in Myanmar, and Africans enduring everything from civil strife to chronic drought across the continent. Which is why the migrants waiting at the border to get into the United States might count… Read more.
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As the first planeloads of angry Haitian migrants arrived in Port-au-Prince on Sunday after being repatriated from the U.S.-Mexico border, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security defended the deportations, saying misinformation is behind the attempts to enter the United States. Emphasizing that the administration is accelerating repatriation flights to Haiti and possibly other… Read more.
And you have every reason to fear that another one might be in your midst, lying in wait to do the same. I explained why in commentaries like “New Normal Comes to New York City…,” October 21, 2017, and “Norway’s Timothy McVeigh Perpetrates National Massacre,” July 23, 2011. The latter includes this excerpt: ____________________ What… Read more.
Africans selling Africans Like many people, you might think Europeans captured Africans to enslave them in the so-called New World. This, however, is one of history’s greatest misconceptions. After all, for centuries before Europeans set foot on the continent, Africans had been capturing and enslaving fellow Africans. Moreover, they were aping the customary practices of ancient civilizations… Read more.
