Sanctuary Or Ghetto?

It all depends upon your point of view.

Ghetto

1

: a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live

2

: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure

3

a : an isolated group

b : a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity

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Sanctuary

1

: a consecrated place: such as

a

: the ancient Hebrew temple at Jerusalem or its holy of holies

b

(1)

: the most sacred part of a religious building (such as the part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed)

(2)

: the room in which general worship services are held

(3)

: a place (such as a church or a temple) for worship

2

a

(1)

: a place of refuge and protection

(2)

: a refuge for wildlife where predators are controlled and hunting is illegal

b

: the immunity from law attached to a sanctuary

Okay a sanctuary can be a ghetto so it boils down what do you think?

Dane County could become a 'sanctuary' for transgender and nonbinary people. Here's what a new proposal would mean

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

By Nathaniel Rosenberg

June 12, 2023

For Dane County Supervisor Rick Rose, the constituent call he received was unlike anything he had dealt with in his time in office. 

The call came from a mother in his district, fearing for the emotional well-being of her 13-year-old transgender son had seen news about rights being taken away and was fearful he would not be able to receive the medical care he needed.

“This one hit me at the heart, this one hit me directly.” Rose, who is gay, said of the call. 

Rose introduced a resolution to make Dane County a sanctuary for transgender and nonbinary people, amid what LGBTQ advocates describe as a historic nationwide attack on the rights of LGBTQ people nationwide.

Thirty-one out of 37 county supervisors, including Rose, have already expressed their support for the resolution, which will be voted on in the coming weeks in a county that is a leading liberal bastion of the state.

My thoughts...

A sanctuary becomes a ghetto when people are forced to go there for protection.

As the snow flies*

On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

A poor little baby child is born

In the ghetto

(In the ghetto)

The undesirables are forced into a ghetto and are on the “dole.” For me it has a very negative connotation such as the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.

Well, the world turns

And a hungry little boy with a runny nose

Plays in the street as the cold wind blows

In the ghetto

(In the ghetto)

A problem that municipalities in Wisconsin face is the lack of power they have relative to the state government, whose laws preempt theirs, explained Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, a supporter of the resolution.

But a tool they can use is deciding what kinds of cases law enforcement chooses to prioritize within the limitations of their time and resources, she said.

And as her young man dies

(In the ghetto)

On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

Another little baby child is born

In the ghetto

(In the ghetto)

That is what the conservatives want to force us out of our homes, to force us out of the state and we need sanctuaries but at the same I wonder what will happen if state legislatures ban sanctuary cities? 

Hardie cited the increase in recent years legislation that attempts to ban trans individuals from receiving certain types of medical care or weakens non-discrimination laws against trans people. 

More than 490 such bills have been introduced nationwide, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, though none so far this year in Wisconsin.

Will they be forced to flee again like third world refugees?

Wisconsin Republicans reversed a ban on counselors practicing conversion therapy in January — a practice of attempting to change a gay person's sexual orientation. Lawmakers argued the state had overstepped its authority by offering the ban.

The Republicans twisted logic makes it okay to force a person to be straight!

And as her young man dies

(In the ghetto)

On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

Another little baby child is born

In the ghetto

(In the ghetto)

*In the Ghetto by Elvis Presley