Fred Wilson sent a pointer to a comment on his blog from a young woman whose family emigrated to the US during the Gulf War.
A number of comments.
- This is the origin story of America. Every one of us who is not Native American can trace our origin to a story like that one.
- The US always responds the way the governors are responding. I grew up in a resentful environment in post-war NYC. My grandparents told of being shot as they crossed a frozen river in Ukraine, running from the Nazis.
- Wave after wave of emigrants come, many through NYC and leave behind a richer country. This process defines who we are. That's the US. And the resentment is part of the US too.
- Nothing ever is easy when it comes to human beings!