The Uninvited

by Cat Winters

Since my immigration, I have learned that Americans have belittled, beaten, and killed their black and native citizens for centuries. The recent number of abused and murdered Germans and other foreign-born residents seems relatively small in comparison to the crimes against the nonwhites of this country. Yet this added surge of hatred only proves that America has no right sailing to foreign lands in the name of protecting freedom—not when we’re steeped in the mire of violent inequality here at home.

“But this is not the fantastical land of liberty that people portray in stories. The melting pot does nothing but scald and blister right now.”

“Cripes, just listen to that desperation mixed with a wild joie de vivre. That doesn’t come out of nothing. They’ll be able to hear that a massive eruption once rocked the world and scattered pain and passion in its wake.”

“The head makes war, but the heart makes peace. And, thankfully, the heart ends up ruling more than not.”