Monday, October 22, 2018

The Caravan

This is way too convenient for Trump.  I have heard people say that Republican agents are paying the organizers to come north just before the election.  What a campaign bonanza for the Trumpers.  WE’RE BEING INVADED!  DARK-SKINNED PEOPLE ARE ON THEIR WAY!

The people in the caravan are mostly from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.  Costa Rica, which has an excellent educational system, a thriving democracy, and a fairly robust economy, has itself taken in thousands of asylum seekers.  

Here is a quiz for you.

What country has overturned democratically elected governments in this region?
What country is home to United Fruit Company, which continues to dominate the economy of Central American countries?
What country trained paramilitary forces to provoke civil wars in Central America?
What country provides exports of weaponry to those countries?
What country serves as a major market for dope smugglers from Central America?

Finally, what country is presided over by a leader willing to separate children from their parents, use refugees as political fodder, and exacerbate the problems which his policies are helping to create?

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