Monday, October 25, 2021

"These Are Our Ancestral Homelands"

"These are our ancestral homelands. We will defend our people and our culture." 

Thus quoth the Sioux. He stands before Bear Butte in South Dakota. The Purveyors of Respectable Opinion nod in solemn agreement. 

Thus quoth the Saudi Muslim. He stands before the Kaaba in Mecca. The Purveyors of Respectable Opinion nod in solemn agreement.

Thus quoth the Israeli Jew. He stands before the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. The Purveyors of Respectable Opinion nod in solemn agreement. 

Thus quoth the Japanese. He stands before a Shinto temple in Kyoto. The Purveyors of Respectable Opinion nod in solemn agreement. 

Thus quoth the Frenchman at what remains of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, or the Italian at St. Peter's Basilica, or the Englishman at St. Paul's. The Purveyors of Respectable Opinion erupt in righteous fury. "Nazi! Racist! Xenophobe!"