Post #289102

2026-02-14 16:23 UTC

My sixteen-year-old Chilean nephew was curious about what’s going on with ICE. In Chile, the word “conservative” is associated with capitalism, and the word “liberal” is associated with communism. He observed that Donald Trump says he’s a capitalist but doesn’t act like one. I told him things are different here and labels have different meanings because we have a different history. 1/

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@Teri_Kanefield@mastodon.social 2026-02-14 16:25

I could see he was curious, but I knew he had no interest in lengthy history lessons, so I said, “I can do it in 15 minutes. I can give you a 15-minute history lesson that will explain ICE and our current politics.” “Can I use a timer?” he asked. I said certainly. I prepared the lesson, and my nephew started the timer. For what I told him, click here: https://terikanefield.com/let-my-people-in/

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@mydogwrotethis@universeodon.com 2026-02-15 06:23

@Teri_Kanefield@mastodon.social I live in California where all of the largest cities and many small ones have Spanish names. I have a Black brother-in-law, and a Chinese brother-in-law. My doctor is Mexican-American. My accountant is Chinese American. I can't even imagine living in an all white society. Look at all the horrific and cruel things white people do to their neighbors, their employees, their tenants. Diversity is our greatest and least acknowledged strength. My Iranian neighbors are deeply concerned that the president is going to unleash nuclear terror on their relatives back home. My gay niece is terrified that religious zealots with badges will take away her child. They are both wonderful open hearted people who I love. You miss so much that is wonderful about humanity when you write off whole categories of "others" because they don't look like you or talk like you or think like you or love like you. And turning hate loose with guns and great unconstitutional powers is making this a worse place to live, not in any way a better place.

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