tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post8102164813716531265..comments2024-03-04T12:44:00.261+00:00Comments on Debi Alper: Told you we could change the world!Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-30057636022058396642008-06-23T08:40:00.000+00:002008-06-23T08:40:00.000+00:00Ab Van - it seems to me to be both complex and yet...Ab Van - it seems to me to be both complex and yet so simple at the same time. The bottom line always seems to be fear and the need to search for scapegoats. Some things you just KNOW are wrong and cases like Meltem's fall into this category.<BR/><BR/>Minx - I hear in the news that Cornwall isn't immune from xenophobia either, but right-thinking (and feeling) people are making their voices heard there too.<BR/><BR/>Cailleach - the chips are down and the battle lines are drawn. We can choose which side we're on and then do something about it. Meltem's case proves we're not powerless to effect change.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-5735928740079126782008-06-23T08:32:00.000+00:002008-06-23T08:32:00.000+00:00That is good news Debi and the article in the Guar...That is good news Debi and the article in the Guardian makes for thoughtful reading. These people are a good counter to all the negative comments that you hear people make: racist and xenophobic. It's good to know that there are people who care and are willing to help!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-12490443467764986982008-06-23T07:14:00.000+00:002008-06-23T07:14:00.000+00:00Good to see that messages do get to the right peop...Good to see that messages do get to the right people. We don't put up with it when this happens in other countries so why on earth should we stand by and do nothing when it is happening on our doorstep.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-23877674777664373972008-06-20T18:10:00.000+00:002008-06-20T18:10:00.000+00:00you know this is such a huge and complex issue - a...you know this is such a huge and complex issue - and having seen the impact of asylum seekers in SA recently, I find myself confronted with so my questions. Here, as you probably know the millions of refugees - political and economic - suddenly found themselves the victims of the most rampant and violent xenophobia. The cry went out from local people, why are these people here, why has our government let them in, they steal our jobs, our homes... When I posted about it, responses indicated that people all around the world were noticing incidents of xenophobia in their own countries - France, Italy, the UK, the US.<BR/>I am not sure I know what the answer is to the plight of these people - I know many of those here would like nothing more than to go home - only home is not safe. But then again, it seems nowhere is really safe for them. Where, I wonder, does one start to put this right? That, I think is the question that lies at the heart of all this.<BR/>If this sounds like an entirely analytical response, it's not meant to - it's just that I've spent the past few weeks thinking so hard about this situation - mostly from an SA perspective, admittedly, but also because I provided refuge for two refugees during the violence. Makes one really sit up and think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.com