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How ‘Go Back To Where You Came From’ Doesn’t Help Anyone
In the history of mankind, how has blatant racism or discrimination helped us?
Last Sunday, the world was exposed to yet another rant from Donald Trump. It involved four congresswomen of colour and him basically telling them to go back to where they came from.
Amongst the pile of racist comments that America’s president has uttered most of his life, this one has caught my interest.
Not because I’m a racist and get off to this stuff. But because I’ve heard that line before and I’m often asking myself one big question from that comment:
Why?
Why Is This So Important?
I get America’s president somewhat from his comment. Yes, there are definitely problems in other parts of the globe. However, one individual isn’t going to be enough to address the problems. Sure, there can be some differences from one person's efforts, but in most situations what will make an impact is a larger group of people.
You could say even a nation could help solve these issues. Especially in situations where some countries problems stemmed from other countries poor actions.
