America Is a Myth
10 months ago
- #fascism
- #democracy
- #immigration
- The author reflects on their family's traumatic experiences in Japanese-run concentration camps during WWII, highlighting the atrocities and forced labor.
- Comparison is drawn between historical concentration camps and modern detention centers like Alligator Alcatraz and partnerships with facilities in El Salvador, South Sudan, and Rwanda.
- Criticism of ICE's funding and the growing fascist movement in the U.S., with experts on totalitarianism leaving the country.
- Rejection of nativism and the idea of being 'more American' based on ancestry, emphasizing equality regardless of naturalization status.
- Nostalgia for the myth of America as a welcoming land for immigrants, contrasted with the darker realities of slavery, Jim Crow, and racial violence.
- Call to choose between a multicultural democracy or a regression to the worst aspects of the 20th century, with a firm stance in favor of inclusion and equality.
- Dismissal of partisanship as the core issue, framing it as a fight for democracy itself, with existing norms already eroded.