A terrorist’s best hiding place is in our fear.
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My grandparents were refugees fleeing the horror of Germany after WWII. Canada didn’t let them in at first, because my Oma was an amputee and considered a burden to the TAXPAYERS (my least favourite word because it puts payment above citizenship — it implies that children, stay-at-home parents, the elderly or infirm, are of lesser value to society). Anyway, they eventually got in after many years of trying. Oma had 7 children: A principal, 2 teachers, an accountant, a judge, a computer programmer and a doctor. Refugees and immigrants are what made Canada into what it is today — one of the few places where differences are tolerated. A terrorist’s best hiding place is in our fear.
We are scared so we protect what we know from what we don’t know, and shut down.
I get to have a laptop playing movies in my living room with a designer dog and a warm fireplace because my grandparents eventually were accepted by the society I live in. Now it’s my turn to help.
Look back far enough: #weareallrefugees
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