Robert C. Koehler: Stepping over the border, onto planet Earth
by Robert C. Koehler, Tribune Content Agency
May 18, 2023
4 minutes
“. . . we belong to the Earth rather than to a nation . . .”
These words stick in my heart like a wedding ring. They emanate a cutting glow, a crying wish and hope that slices to the core of me. At the same time, I feel surrounded by a cynical “realism”: Don’t be a fool. A marriage like that isn’t possible. Be grateful you’re an American. Arm yourself! We’re being invaded.
The border! When the term is used, it virtually always means the southern one, where migrants die in the desert – an estimated over the last 25 years. Yeah,
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