{"id":3255,"date":"2015-11-20T11:21:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T16:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2015-11-20T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T19:44:56","slug":"refugees-are-victims-and-deserve-our-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/refugees-are-victims-and-deserve-our-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugees are Victims and Deserve Our Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s understandable that we might be\u00a0afraid. \u00a0Very scary and destructive things have been happening in the world, and none of us wants them to happen to us or our kids.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s wrong and brutal to allow that fear to lead us to turn our backs on people who are fleeing the same terror that we are so anxious to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>Even more to be condemned are people who cynically stoke those fears. \u00a0ISIS envisions a\u00a0very starkly divided world, and we ought to hesitate to help them in doing that dividing.<\/p>\n<p>Along those lines, here&#8217;s some of what I&#8217;ve been reading:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8230;not the only reason it&#8217;s a bad idea to only let Christians in, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/jeb-bush-syrian-refugees-christian-muslim_5648b98de4b045bf3def84df\">some have recommended<\/a>:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.juancole.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2015\/11\/non-christian-refugee.html\">Non-Christian Refugee | Informed Comment<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/refugees-are-victims-and-deserve-our-help\/alberteinstein\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alberteinstein.png?fit=570%2C524&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"570,524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alberteinstein\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alberteinstein.png?fit=570%2C524&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3257 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alberteinstein-300x276.png?resize=300%2C276\" alt=\"alberteinstein\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alberteinstein.png?resize=300%2C276&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alberteinstein.png?resize=550%2C506&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alberteinstein.png?w=570&amp;ssl=1 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Some Governors are trying to close their states&#8217; doors (and now <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/260782-house-defies-obama-approves-bill-halting-syrian-refugees\">the House has voted for the same callousness<\/a>):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.juancole.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2015\/11\/reasons-governors-refugees.html\">Top 10 Reasons Governors are Wrong to Exclude Syrian Refugees | Informed Comment<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>BTW, the first two reasons are that the Paris attackers were 1) European nationals and 2) not refugees at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=thinkprogress.org\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/world\/2015\/11\/17\/3722952\/refugee-resettlement\/\">This Chart Is The Perfect Rebuttal To Governors Who Won&#8217;t Take In Syrian Refugees | ThinkProgress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=digbysblog.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/digbysblog.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/mike-pence-humanitarian.html\">Hullabaloo &#8211; Mike Pence, Humanitarian<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refusing refugees now replays our shameful refusal to help Jews escape the Nazis<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.washingtonmonthly.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonmonthly.com\/political-animal-a\/2015_11\/weve_sorta_been_here_before058680.php\">We\u2019ve Sorta Been Here Before by Ed Kilgore | Political Animal | The Washington Monthly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>We&#8217;re already scrutinizing refugees\u00a0very closely<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=thinkprogress.org\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/immigration\/2015\/11\/19\/3723698\/bosnian-refugee-application-process\/\">Refugees Are Incredibly Well-Vetted, As This Woman&#8217;s Story Shows | ThinkProgress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hateful things and worse things<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.juancole.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2015\/11\/strongly-consider-closing.html\">Trump: We Should Strongly Consider Closing Mosques | Informed Comment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=krugman.blogs.nytimes.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/krugman.blogs.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/17\/the-farce-is-strong-in-this-one\/?_r=0\">The Farce Is Strong In This One &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=digbysblog.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/digbysblog.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/every-one-of-you-are-terrorists-i-dont.html\">Hullabaloo &#8211;\u00a0&#8220;Every one of you are terrorists, I don&#8217;t care what you say!&#8221;<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>This one reminds me very much, and in a horrifying way, of <a href=\"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/event\/staged-reading-of-draft-mosque-alert-script-at-north-central-college\/\">Mosque Alert<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Politics<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.washingtonmonthly.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonmonthly.com\/political-animal-a\/2015_11\/why_the_focus_is_on_refugees_a058694.php\">Why the Focus is on Refugees After the Paris Attacks by Nancy LeTourneau | Political Animal | The Washington Monthly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.washingtonmonthly.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonmonthly.com\/political-animal-a\/2015_11\/smart_on_terrorism058655.php\">Smart on Terrorism by Nancy LeTourneau | Political Animal | The Washington Monthly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonmonthly.com\/political-animal-a\/2015_11\/smart_on_terrorism058655.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/livewire\/obama-republicans-syrian-refugees-orphans\">Obama Takes Down GOPers&#8217; Refugee Rhetoric: They&#8217;re Afraid Of Orphans (VIDEO)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is ISIS after?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.theatlantic.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2015\/03\/what-isis-really-wants\/384980\/\">What ISIS Really Wants &#8211; The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.nybooks.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/blogs\/nyrblog\/2015\/nov\/16\/paris-attacks-isis-strategy-chaos\/\">Paris: The War ISIS Wants by Scott Atran and Nafees Hamid | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/refugees-are-victims-and-deserve-our-help\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 3255,  \"nonce\": \"4d2216e7f6\", \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"NTD Officers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/napervilledemocrats.org\\\/ntdo\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=475&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"2022 Election\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/napervilledemocrats.org\\\/ntdo\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=11490&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"Refugees are Victims and Deserve Our Help\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s understandable that we might be\u00a0afraid. \u00a0Very scary and destructive things have been happening in the world, and none of us wants them to happen to us or our kids.<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/refugees-are-victims-and-deserve-our-help\/\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[178,179,180],"class_list":["post-3255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-refugees","tag-terrorism","tag-xenophobia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alberteinstein.png?fit=570%2C524&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BzCg-Qv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3255"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3264,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3255\/revisions\/3264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}