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The Surprise Only Our Leaders Didn’t See Coming

Illustration by By Paola Bilancieri.

The unexpected finally happened, and we may be the better for it. The small Caribbean Island of Mamboland, for many years ruled by a pair of despotic brothers, had had enough of the offenses of its neighbor to the North, the government of Jollyland, and decided to invade it. Not only for the abuses that the neighbor had carried out for many years against the Mamboland population, but equally unacceptable, for the abuses against its own population.

The government of Mamboland cites among the many transgressions carried out by the government of Jollyland, starting wars without justification and in clear violation of international law; invading a country and taking prisoner its president and his wife for trial in the U.S.; trying to undermine democratic governments; and supporting dictatorships. When not starting an illegal war, the government of Mamboland states that the government of Jollyland is responsible for supporting genocidal policies against whole populations, in clear violation of international humanitarian law.

In another set of actions against a foreign people, the government of Jollyland is also responsible for imposing a blockade on Mamboland and depriving its people of basic electricity and other essential supplies, with excuses that would sound silly if silliness were a strong enough word.

The cruel prosecution and wrong imprisonment of many people of its immigrant population -including children who, in many........

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