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Tuesday, December 01, 2015
From The Pen Of Chelsea Manning- Isis shouldn't dictate how we address refugees:Chelsea's new Guardian op-ed
Isis shouldn't dictate how we address refugees: Chelsea's
new Guardian op-ed
Chelsea Manning addresses xenophobia by politicians in response to
the refugee crisis in her Nov 25th Guardian opinion
article,"We must not let Isis's crimes dictate how we address the refugee crisis
– or privacy."
Following the attacks by Isis in Paris and Beirut, "leaders throughout the US
and Europe have demanded that authorities stifle the flow of migrants seeking
asylum," states Manning.
"I don’t have all the answers – but I do know that blaming minority
groups, refugees and immigrants, investing in gigantic surveillance
platforms and calling for expansive legal authority and the creation of a
neo-Gestapo and panopticon-style police state aren’t one of
them."
Chelsea Manning, Guardian OpEd Nov 25, 2015 Even in the weeks and months before the attacks, rightwing
parties in Europe – most notably the National Front in France
– have attempted to exploit a rising xenophobic sentiment following this
year’s influx of migrants seeking refuge from Syria, Iraq and other
parts of the Middle East. Immediately following the attacks such fears have “gone viral” in a way
that is disturbing and frightening... The demands for more power by the powerful were described by Naomi’s
Klein “Shock Doctrine” principle: people and organizations often exploit crises
in order to justify seizures of power to meet their own political and economic
ends...
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Chelsea Manning addresses xenophobia by politicians in response to
the refugee crisis in her Nov 25th Guardian opinion
article,"We must not let Isis's crimes dictate how we address the refugee crisis
– or privacy."
Following the attacks by Isis in Paris and Beirut, "leaders throughout the US
and Europe have demanded that authorities stifle the flow of migrants seeking
asylum," states Manning.
"I don’t have all the answers – but I do know that blaming minority
groups, refugees and immigrants, investing in gigantic surveillance
platforms and calling for expansive legal authority and the creation of a
neo-Gestapo and panopticon-style police state aren’t one of
them."
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