the cities we live in were not always cities. they weren’t always this packed, this urbanized. and some of the most xenophobic, most close-minded people i’ve ever come across, anywhere, including back home and including here in bahia, have no idea that a few generations ago their own people were pushed out of somewhere. forced into dense, overpopulated places because there wasn’t another option.

this isn’t a brazil problem. it’s not a usa problem. it’s everywhere. people defend borders and identities and national stories while knowing almost nothing about the migrations and displacements that built the place they’re standing on.

and yeah, you can blame the schools for that. they leave a lot out. but at some point you gotta ask yourself, where does this worship of patriotism even come from? why do so many people defend the exact system ...