vendredi 20 novembre 2015

Not in My Name (but not what you think)

I've been seeing this meme running around about how we ought to take care of our homeless veterans before we worry about taking in Syrian refugees. I happen to be an unemployed veteran, and the only reason I'm not on the streets is that I have family who's been willing to support me. You know what? I also happen to be completely on the other side of this issue.

Don't do it. Don't use me as the excuse for your cowardice. Seriously, it's disrespectful and demeaning. Neither I nor anyone else in this sort of circumstance has anything whatsoever to do with the question of whether to take Syrian refugees in other than perhaps having our own opinions. I also don't want your pity. Go ahead and have your political opinions, but don't use me as your freaking mascot.

Yeah, I realize that most of the people on this forum probably agreed with me already, but I needed to vent.


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