Not Me? Reflections On the Day of Donald Trump’s Ban on Muslims
He is banning members of the Muslim religion from our country, but I am not of that religion.
He is building a wall to keep out Mexicans, but I am not a Mexican.
He will not allow us to shelter the suffering, homeless, and dying refugees of war, but I am not a refugee.
He intends to torture prisoners, but I will not be one of those tortured.
He may cancel the health insurance of 20 million people, but I have other health insurance.
He will do away with protections for the environment, but I do not have so many years left to live, and future generations will pay for this, not me.
He is moving to further restrict the voting rights of minorities and others who oppose him, but I am a white man from Tennessee and I will still be able to vote.
He will degrade public education, on which most families depend, while funding private education for the well-off. But I already have my education.
He intends to deport some 12 million immigrants, including many who were born and grew up here. But I am not one of those to be deported.
He will reverse the civil rights gains made by lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgendered persons, but I am not one of these persons.
He wants to make abortions illegal and even criminal, but I will not be needing an abortion. …
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