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Exile and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

Fragment of a discussion from Talk:SOCI370/Said

I absolutely agree with what you said about being able to apply Said's views to the Syrian Refugee Crisis. He didn't really talk about if these individuals were ever to return back to their home countries and what they would face upon return. Would they still experience the same state of limbo and isolation? Would it be of the same degree or of a lesser degree?

I really liked what he said about those in exile being in a state of limbo. I find this interesting because I feel that sometimes, refugees from countries that have been ravaged by wars and other destructive forces end up in the countries that directly or indirectly affected the destruction. For example, some Vietnamese individuals who were affected by American intervention in Vietnam during the Vietnam War ended up living in the US as a result of the war. This creates a further isolation and limbo for these individuals.

LianzhenWentworth (talk)22:52, 11 October 2016