Willful Positivity

Willful Positivity

When History Is Weaponized

Why False Parallels Poison Public Judgment

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Alma Ohene-Opare
Jan 16, 2026
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We are living in a moment where sorrow is being laundered into outrage, and memory is being conscripted into propaganda. Lawful government functions today, especially immigration enforcement under the new Trump administration, are being grotesquely compared to some of the most heinous crimes in human history. We hear wor…

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