Canada

I don’t know that we have an accurate perspective on what the actual reasons were. Perhaps she’s telling the truth, perhaps she’s selecting truths that paint her actions in the best light.

But to me it doesn’t matter. She had a somewhat reasonable expectation of special treatment because we had been given special treatment before. We are surprised because it is new, this is why it’s being published as news.

The specifics of her mistake don’t matter because we all make mistakes. So if I make a mistake I will be treated like I’d expect them to treat the mistake made by a Muslim person or a Haitian. And that isn’t a risk I’d willingly take, because I do make mistakes sometimes.

The shift from being part of the “safe” group to the vulnerable group took a lot of Canadians by surprise, including me.

And indeed, many in the American left still doesn’t see this in that way. Because the barrel isn’t yet pointed at them. Which implies that many of us — maybe including me — wouldn’t either if the focus was solely on Mexico and central/south America and China.