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War Against Accountability

The home page of Airbnb shows a giant neon pink banner asking people to help host 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.

Where was AirBnB when Syrians needed a place to stay? What about the Yemenis, or Palestinians, or Afghans who need a home? This war is another reminder, like we needed any more, that European-led countries have never been held accountable for the racism of past centuries (which continues through today), and thus have never strayed from caring only about those who look like them. If you’re privileged enough to have the space to host a Ukrainian, think about letting someone from an even more war-ravaged country stay at your home as well. And maybe use your relative wealth to do what you can to end the war, not prolong it…