Julian Oliver on Nostr: I descend from white European settlers to Aotearoa New Zealand, which is to say ...

I descend from white European settlers to Aotearoa New Zealand, which is to say immigrants - boat people. While living abroad for many years, I too was an immigrant, so named myself as such.

If you are of white European descent and are living away from your home country, one of the most useful things you can do right now to push back against the tide of the Far Right is to refer to yourself as an "immigrant" or "migrant". Drop the 'ex pat' distinction white folk so often reserve for themselves.