Thread by @BSonblast

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As we continue to discuss stories of "heroic rescue" of foreign nationals, I think this is a perfect time to examine the Q? of *who* gets to be a 'foreign national' worthy of rescue.

We've already established citizens of Sudanese origin = not it.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

And it's not Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees and residents, because no one has even *mentioned* them since the beginning of this conflict.

Among the most vulnerable groups, traumatized and displaced by war twice-over. But it is as if they don't even exist.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

And it's not #Syrian refugees & residents, either.

In my friend's neighborhood is a Syrian bakery that has not closed since the beginning of this crisis.

One of the staff told him "None of us have stopped working. We've been through this before. We've been through worse."

And it's not Filipino residents, many of whom are considered 'intl staff' until it's time to guarantee their safety, I guess.

"My mother worked at Khartoum American School for 13 years. They evacuated all their white teachers but left Filipino employees to fend for themselves."

How many others can u think of who have fallen thru the cracks, whove become conveniently invisible to all, who were never considered worth saving?

And if it's not any of those ppl, then who? Who deserves rescue?

Don't bother answering. We all know who it is.
#KeepEyesOnSudan