I really appreciate these stories. I also didn’t know what an MRAP is, and agree that they should never be near civilians, moms or otherwise, American or anyone else.
I had to look up Malheur as well. Much better to use the place name than to glorify the criminals involved. But my search threw up the translation from French first: misfortune. And that works too.
We feel a little safer here in Australia, but voter suppression, the religious right in politics, and inhuman treatment of refugees and asylum seekers are all part of our scene as well. Just not as powerful yet. (Except for the refugees bit. Both sides see benefit in chasing the racist, xenophobic vote.)
Keep writing. There’s hope and humanity in these stories as well as the reporting of reality.
I really appreciate these stories. I also didn’t know what an MRAP is, and agree that they should never be near civilians, moms or otherwise, American or anyone else.
I had to look up Malheur as well. Much better to use the place name than to glorify the criminals involved. But my search threw up the translation from French first: misfortune. And that works too.
We feel a little safer here in Australia, but voter suppression, the religious right in politics, and inhuman treatment of refugees and asylum seekers are all part of our scene as well. Just not as powerful yet. (Except for the refugees bit. Both sides see benefit in chasing the racist, xenophobic vote.)
Keep writing. There’s hope and humanity in these stories as well as the reporting of reality.