My concern with âWhy donât you move to Somalia, then?â isnât with Somalia so much as⦠Why should I? Why shouldnât I stay right here where I am and try to make HERE better? Why all this, âlove it or leave itâ stuff? How do we look at blacks in the 60s who demanded they be treated better?
Do we look back on them and say, âNo, you silly negros, if you donât love it here, why donât you go back to Africa?â Of course not. We applaud them as heroes and visionaries and call them courageous and noble. But weâre the bad guys. We arenât demanding that you provide for our childrenâs college education. Weâre not demanding that you hire us for jobs before others because of the color of our skin. Weâre not demanding that your tax dollars be spent on us⦠we just want to live in peace. And for that, we get, âWhy donât you just get out!?â Yup. Thatâs an awesome attitude.