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Skriven 2015-09-22 04:56:39 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 28330 av David Drummond (3:640/305)
Ärende: We Are Responsible
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Hello David,

 LL>> Now that I have fully explained the situation to you, the President
 LL>> being the Leader of the Free World - with us being responsible for all,
 LL>> you really should apologize to David D.  It really is not his fault.
 LL>> I mean, he is not even living in the country of his own birth.  Must
 LL>> be tough living in exile ...

 DD> I don't understand this comment.

What is there not to understand?

 DD> True I am not living in the country of my birth but why is should that be
 DD> any hardship?

Sheep.  Certainly you miss the sheep.  Such lovely sheep.

 DD> One's country of birth is no more than one's country of birth.

It is more than that.  Much more.  Many Americans long to
return to the Old Country, where their folks were from.  But
for those who emigrated here, it is far more difficult.

 DD> One's town of birth is one's town of birth - I don't live there either.

We have a very mobile society in the USA.  However, in the
state of Louisiana people are more like rocks.  Some people
in these parts have never been farther than ten or twenty
miles away from where they were born.  And I am talking
about people who are well into their 90s, or older.

 DD> Everyone has to be born somewhere, and everyone has to live somewhere.

And for those who cannot afford a place to stay?

 DD> There is no compulsion for those to always be the same place... or is
there?

There is always the funny farm.  On the other hand, due to
budget cuts, maybe not.

 DD> Out here in the free world that is the case, YMMV.

Today our fine president decided to have a heart, and says
he is prepared to allow up to 85,000 Syrian refugees onto our
shores during the next fiscal year (begins this October 1).
That is certainly better than our present policy of 1,500.
But still far short of the 4 million + refugees who remain ...

 DD> Oh, and I'm not exiled - I can travel to my country of birth anytime I am
 DD> inclined (and can put together the fare). I have visited there a number of
 DD> times since I came here to live.

Sometimes folks leave a place because they have no choice.
Such as what is happening today in regards to Syria.  Maybe
someday they will be able to return to their homeland.  Or
maybe never.

Americans have long prided themselves as being a nation of
immigrants.  Today a black man stands as our president, and
yet many amongst us claim he was born elsewhere and is not
even a Christian.  One Republican candidate for president
has publicly stated that it would be unconstitutional for
a Muslim to be elected president, and another Republican
candidate publicly stated it would be "troubling" if it
did happen, but that it could happen, and that it has
already happened (whatever the hell that means).

So, I guess you should consider yourself lucky.
Being a Kiwi in Oz isn't that bad after all.

--Lee

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