ng my shoes // (Scott Johnson)
My maternal grandparents were Russian immigrants. Yiddish was their mother tongue. It was their native language and they would resort to it if they didn’t want me understanding what they were saying. It made me feel unwelcome.
My grandfather was welcomed into the United States by a call-up to the Army during World War I. He was proud to have served in the Army during World War I and fought in France. My grandmother and grandfather never complained about the United States, I’m certain. They were proud citizens.
The United States is facing a crisis of illegal migration. It threatens our sovereignty, security, finances, schools, understanding and respect for citizenship, law enforcement, and our ability to enforce it. It is intended to destroy our natural loyalty and inbred loyalties. They don’t have our best interests in mind.
Alana Goodman from The Free Beacon reports about the insidious “Belonging Begins With Us” ad campaign (video down). According to my understanding, the ad supports illegal migration and stigmatizes those opposed to it as bigoted.
Goodman’s story reveals that the “ad campaign funded in part by the megadonor Charles Koch… has been torturing NFL fans for two years by playing on an almost-constant loop during commercial break.” The 2020 YouTube video contains this explanation: “Belonging Begin With Us” is a new campaign that aims to foster a more welcoming country where everyone, regardless of their [sic] backgrounds, can belong.
What are you a part of? This ad is completely wrong. The ad presents a fictional ordeal in the face of a national crisis. You can walk a mile in my shoes! I feel left out. It would be more like going to hell.
Goodman was always a pleasure to listen to. “The Charles Koch Foundation” and “Belonging Begins with Us” did not respond to my requests for comment.
NOTE: There are many versions of the ad available.
