Thank you. Fortunately no one got hurt this time (except one of the bombers, we hear); so we're able to put a brave face on it.
What grieves me the most is that people will start looking askance again at ANYONE with a vaguely "Asian" appearance.... most of whom are totally Brits themselves.
Indeed. When a person, or even worse, a people begin to look at others, regardless of how, as Entirely Others -- well, that, I think, is the festering where this tragedy develops.
And I must firmly believe that any such "foundation" is based firmly on lies -- lies about self, lies about others. But unpacking those lies, trying to open the up to some light -- that's the challenge, isn't it? At least, perhaps, we can continue to spot & heal such lies within ourselves.
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What grieves me the most is that people will start looking askance again at ANYONE with a vaguely "Asian" appearance.... most of whom are totally Brits themselves.
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Yes...the biggest thing to fear from all this is that is gives the racists a foundation to build upon. *shakes head*
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