The hypocrisy lies in the 'selective visibility' of the immigrant. To the man with the binoculars, the migrant is a distant threat to be monitored and repelled—a 'crisis' on the horizon. Yet, the moment he feels a pang of hunger, that same migrant becomes an essential, invisible cog in his daily life. There is a profound irony in using the vantage point of 'coastal defence' to track a boat, only to turn around and accept a pizza from a delivery rider who likely shares the same origin, language, or journey as those being watched through the lens. It reveals a modern 'patriotism' that is loud about sovereignty but quiet about its own dependence on the cheap, precarious labour of the gig economy.
Very, very true!
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