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Monday, May 12, 2014

The Disease that Refugees are scared of other than AIDS: Xenophobia

Well, people who read, Now is the Time for Running, you know about Xenophobia, like the back of your hand in many big South African cities and villages. Well, when Deo was around, it was like, 1990's-2000's. Well, welcome to the 2010's. You think that Xenophobia left, well it DIDN'T LEAVE! It still leaves people scarred, especially asylum seekers. They still get attacked. For example, if you live underneath a bridge cranny in Alexandria, South Africa one day, the next day, you're little nook gets burned by mobs of South Africans. Like that, Deo was treated the same way when he got broke in Alexandria. He was in a cozy home with generous hosts from Zimbabwe, but the people revolted because they were from a different country. They burned down the house, threw rocks, and mobbed the residents living in the house. This led to killing two young kids and Innocent, who was caring for them. Now, just recently, on May 10th, riots came out just because the Inkatha Freedom Party's leader wasn't elected for president. So, the supporters actually did xenophobic attacks. So, still, South Africans still have that xenophobic mind. I can understand that Deo had to run away because he didn't want to die, and he forgot all about Innocent. So, that killed Deo, and scarred him for life. In addition, he hated South Africans. What would you do? Would it be fair to get killed just because you came to a different country for a better life? Give me reasons why, too.
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  1. AnonymousMay 12, 2014 at 7:18 PM

    I am currently also reading Now Is the Time for Running, and to answer your question, no, I don't think it would be fair to get killed because you came to a different country for a better life. Now, I say this even though many countries are over crowded, are full of poverty and can't support some people, it doesn't mean that the person coming to the country has to get killed. If you don't want to help them, you don't have to kill them. Just let those people think "Eh, he can get a job on his own." That's what the person has to be expecting anyway, too, right? In addition to your comment on the IFP (Inkatha Freedom Party), I did some research and found out that they propose things such as Liberalization of trade, lower income taxes, and more flexible labor laws.

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