"In a rural society, the claim that people are beasts is a suggestion they can be slaughtered...In (urban/suburban, where) animals are companions, the idea that others mistreat animals can be the signal they are not like us, barbarians."
I had not put together these two types of dehumanization.
People of OHIO, please fight this!
"Absent a court decision or a change of attitude by the White House, the Haitians’ Temporary Protected Status will expire on Tuesday (3 February) at 11:59pm. Springfield local authorities believe that an ICE surge will begin on Wednesday (4 February) and last for thirty days. The governor has said the same."
The fact that Haitian immigrants have measurably *helped* a predominantly conservative struggling town get back on its feet and have some glimmer of economic prosperity is something that absolutely cannot be tolerated... especially if it allows some "good" racist content of ICE beating up on Black people to be generated in a place (they expect) no white people will fight back.
Springfield really needs to fight them.
SPRINGFIELD OHIO friends, please spread this around to help fight the ICE attack on Haitian immigrants coming to destabilize and destroy Springfield.
"Springfield’s faith groups are mobilizing. They’re hosting rapid response and “know your rights” trainings, coordinating food deliveries for Haitians fearful of leaving their homes, planning a week of fasting and praying, and securing passports for Haitian children"
https://religionnews.com/2026/01/26/as-springfields-15000-haitians-brace-for-deportations-local-churches-train-to-resist-ice/
As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
