10-03-2023, 07:25 AM
Whether the difference between "increased" and "increased in visibility" is meaningful or not depends on your philosophy.
But ultimately that is the fundamental question I think...
And I really am getting the feeling that there are people who are complaining about immigrants now, who wouldn't have before. And it's not to say that they have just "become" racist, but I think foreign students are becoming a new scapegoat.
But maybe I'm wrong.
Honestly, I was just really struck wrongly by the reddit post which complained that "foreign students weren't looking when they crossed the road". Which is like...stupid for all the usual reasons those objections are stupid...but also because if you're inside a moving vehicle, you have no idea what the visa status of someone crossing a road is...
But ultimately that is the fundamental question I think...
And I really am getting the feeling that there are people who are complaining about immigrants now, who wouldn't have before. And it's not to say that they have just "become" racist, but I think foreign students are becoming a new scapegoat.
But maybe I'm wrong.
Honestly, I was just really struck wrongly by the reddit post which complained that "foreign students weren't looking when they crossed the road". Which is like...stupid for all the usual reasons those objections are stupid...but also because if you're inside a moving vehicle, you have no idea what the visa status of someone crossing a road is...