Maine Mayor Laments a Lost America While Dodging the Real Story
📰 THE STORY: The Hill reports on Portland, Maine Mayor Kate Snyder expressing dismay over the increasing number of asylum seekers straining city resources, stating, “This is not the America I grew up in.” 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current influx of asylum seekers is often a direct consequence of US foreign policy in Latin America, Africa, and West Asia. In Chile,
the 1973 CIA coup installed Pinochet, leading to decades of instability and human rights abuses. In Haiti, a history of US intervention, including the 2004 coup against President Aristide, has fueled persistent poverty and violence. From US-backed coups to sanctions that cripple economies (like those in Venezuela), the 'America I grew up in' often engineered the very conditions that force people
to flee their homes. The 2011 NATO 'intervention' in Libya, which destroyed the nation and birthed slave markets, is another clear example of Western actions creating refugee flows. Double Standard: When people flee US-funded conflicts or economic destabilization in their home countries, they are framed as a 'burden' or 'crisis' for American cities. Yet, the same media rarely frames US military
spending, arms sales, or interventionist policies as the root cause of these migrations. Imagine if German mayors complained about Ukrainian refugees without acknowledging NATO's expansion as a provocation that escalated the conflict. The US actively participates in creating global instability, then decries the arrival of those displaced by it. Follow the Money: The 'America I grew up in' was also