Tearful this morning...

[osodecanela]

I'm rarely good when I'm on call and this IS a call weekend for me. This morning I'm a bit short on sleep. This may be a factor in my emotional rawness.

I'm feeling fearful and marginalized this morning. On the edge of tears. As a gay man, as a Jew, as a child of an immigrant family, as a bilingual person, I'm feeling anxious. Yeah, I look Anglo. I can pass for a generic, middle aged white guy. As a person of minority origin, I'm nervous. Yeah. At the moment, the minorities I belong to are facing improved social acceptance.

How permanent is it?

The far right is still working to demonize people. Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric should unnerve and offend everyone, particularly any of us who have faced discrimination historically. In a country with a long history of discrimination against people of minority status, we must all remain vigilant and ready to push back against prejudice. We cannot afford to remain silent.

Comments

[ctgstr8.livejournal.com]

I, a Canadian, am truly shocked that Trump has supporters. He and his ilk are truly scary. Many Canadians disliked our previous Premier, Steven Harper (including me), but he too had loyal followers. Human beings, particularly the ones who contribute hateful comments on line, are puzzling.

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

Promise me you'll move to Canada if Trump gets elected? :)

[blktalon.livejournal.com]

hugs

*hugs*

[notational-axis.livejournal.com]

I've been growing increasingly concerned at what I am seeing south of the border in the US and overseas in the UK lately. We just managed to head the same issues off at the pass here in Canada by turfing our Conservative government, but even then we've had our own share of xenophobic things arising in recent months.

This rash of fascism rising among the people is more worrisome than the rash of fascism rising among the Government (particularly in the UK) and I am just floored at how people are falling into fear and phobia about people who practice Islam and refugees in general. The anti-refugee sentiment here is high too - but our new and more Liberal government is pretty much ignoring it and doing what is right to help people.

I admit, our silence could kill us all. We have to find a way to head off these twisted sentiments that are dominating the media and our cultures lately.