Altruists of the world unite!
The biggest joke on the planet may be the phrase "national security."
It almost always justifies something brutal, whether outright murder (a.k.a. war) or climate apartheid -- the rejection and condemnation of refugees who are fleeing terrible conditions in their homeland, often created or intensified by climate change.
Thus Mark Morgan, acting director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, addressing the extent to which the United States would open its arms to Bahaman refugees in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, discussed the necessity "to balance the humanitarian need and assistance of those that need it versus the safety of this country," by which he meant . . .
