"Why Did You Come to Germany?": On Complicity and Willful Ignorance

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7450501

New post: Many migrants know this question: “Why did you come to Germany?” I write about why it’s rarely as innocent as it sounds. We often talk about migration as if it were just a personal decision — ignoring wars, repression, the arms trade, and Europe’s part in all of it. I try to unpack what it means to be asked such a personal question in that larger context.