I grew up in a Christian family in Mosul Iraq. The people of that city HATED religious minorities, and there were plenty of us. Thereâs a reason it was the only city that fell to ISIS control. What people know is that ISIS brought destruction and genocide, what they donât know is that ISIS was welcomed with open arms. They werenât the first, they were just the best at what theyâve done. Our neighbors, coworkers, classmates and âfriendsâ all hated us. Theyâd invite terrorists into their homes. Gave them civilian clothes, food, shelter, and intel. What houses were Christian, Yezidis, Mandeans. They knew ISIS would break down the local government, take control of schools and public offices. They knew ISIS was a terrorist group, armed vigilantes with extremist views who sought to kill. None of it matter. They viewed us as roaches, and had to exterminate us by any means necessary, even if it meant setting the house on fire. Little did they know, once we were gone, ISIS stayed. They were stuck. Couldnât leave, couldnât live as they once did. ISIS fighters didnât get jobs and work, they forced the people to fund them instead. When poverty and starvation hit, they realized their mistake, but it was too late. They lost their doctors and lawyers, they lost their farmers and college professors, and gained armed foreigners who understood only cruelty. It was too late. They suffered, and it was entirely their fault. By the time ISIS took control we were already in the US, but still followed the news there. You shouldâve seen the look on my brothers face when several members of ISIS in leadership position got killed by the Iraqi army, and one of them was his middle school best friend. One of the few boys who didnât mind befriending the Christian outcast. The neighborhood handyman whoâd been in our own home many times, for years broke bread with my family, fixed our washing machine and helped my dad find a good contractor to lay the tiles in our home, was also on that list. He had become famous because he was good at beheading infidels.
This is happening in America. Sure itâs not ISIS, but zoom out. Theyâre trying to get rid of term limits, some of them actively demanding he becomes king. Checks and balances are out the window and Trump is legislating now via executive orders. The Supreme Court is in his pocket and so are many judges. Iâve seen MAGA before, in the smiling faces of those same people who destroyed the land of my ancestors for thousands of years. Theyâre laughing now, the roaches are burning, but when all is done, theyâll find that the America they loved is also burnt. Thereâs nothing left. Just them and their regrets, squatting in the ashes of the America they tried to make great again. Youâre poor and frustrated, but your anger is misdirected. You think Trump is there to protect you, he is not. You wear his shirts and hats, cover your car in his bumper stickers and your porch with his flags, but that love is not reciprocated. He will bleed you dry like ISIS bled Mosul dry. The US government structure, for all its flaws, is a beautiful thing. A self correcting mechanism to ensure that this country can always move forward. He convinced you that itâs a bureaucratic, inefficient system and you believed it, heâs setting it on fire and you cheer, but youâre still poor. Youâre still sick. Youâre still overworked. When all the migrants have been deported, youâll still be poor and sick and overworked. It may be impossible to appeal to the sense of humanity of a hateful heart, but how can anyone appeal to the sense of self preservation of a useful idiot?ïżŒ
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