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Xenophobia
Nov. 2nd, 2007 08:05 pmIt seems that the moral panic regarding foreigners that is currently gripping the nation (oh, okay, let's face it, the panic that's always gripped the nation) takes hold in one of two ways:
1) ZOMG all the foreigners are STEALING OUR JOBS!
2) ZOMG all the foreigners are moving here and loafing off the welfare state and REFUSING TO GET JOBS!
It's funniest when you hear both viewpoints from the same person within minutes of each other, but I admit, it also makes me weep for stupidity.
Is it too much to ask for internal consistancy in our bigotry?!
1) ZOMG all the foreigners are STEALING OUR JOBS!
2) ZOMG all the foreigners are moving here and loafing off the welfare state and REFUSING TO GET JOBS!
It's funniest when you hear both viewpoints from the same person within minutes of each other, but I admit, it also makes me weep for stupidity.
Is it too much to ask for internal consistancy in our bigotry?!
