by SOROOR AHMED
In the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, the blacks not only fought wars for their masters, but literally built the USA with their sheer hard labour.
The hypocrisy of the diminishing race of white supremacists in the United States and Europe knows no bounds. When a handful of Latinos, African-Americans and Asians, even with proper documents, would come to settle in their town or locality, they would kick up a storm stating that their language, culture and livelihood are under threat.
Here, they would forget that it was their forefathers who had herded like cattle the menial workers from far off dark continent and brought them here while they were engaged in making a big fortune in this new world. In doing so, the past generations did not think of losing their racial purity.
At the same time, these champions of apartheid would also overlook the fact that their ancestors left their homes in Europe in pursuit of colonising Africa and Asia. After occupying them, they (s)exploited the original population and indulged in killing, looting and pillaging the natural wealth, which in later centuries, helped them become rich and powerful.
Take the example of the sub-continent, where the Englishmen (even some French and Portuguese), after settling here, married the local women and left behind lakhs of Anglo-Indians. Even in America, a small number of them marry or have relationships with people of different colours. If blacks and browns are outcasts, why did the whites come all the way to grab their resources and, in some cases, even mix with them?
And there is no dearth of missionaries who have settled in the deep interiors of Africa and Asia to preach Christianity. Many among them are engaged in philanthropic works like running hospitals and schools.
Misplaced phobia
The anti-migrant narrative sweeping the West is based on very flimsy ground. Neither are the outsiders taking the jobs of Americans or Europeans in their respective countries, nor are they polluting their Judeo-Christian civilization, which they are so proud of. The Epstein files have further exposed the moral and mental bankruptcy of the West. Jeffrey Epstein was a Zionist Jew, thus obviously a member of the tribe called the “Chosen People of God,” yet he and his band were engaged in such devilish acts.
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