Indians and other communities across the world have been facing rising anti-immigrant rhetoric over their migration to other countries. From job takeovers to cultural disruptions, they have been blamed for it all. While some claim it is progress that makes others envious, others believe the issue to be a true reality. However, in a video quickly gaining traction on the internet, an American woman has revealed why white people often ask migrants to go back to their country.
The Viral Video
In the video, the woman begins, 'I think when white people say go back to your country, it's because we are jealous.' She explains that white people have an emptiness, a void regarding their identity. 'We don't know anything about where we are from. All we know is what we have been indoctrinated to believe for the last 400 plus years. It is a binary construct,' she says.
She continues, 'When we see people who do not look like us, which is who we have been pitted against, we get very angry. Oh go back to your country, because you know where you are from, you have a home.'
Insecurity Around Other Cultures
The woman adds that white people are very insecure around people who have other languages, foods, music, and dresses. These people, she says, have a connection to a culture, a heritage, an ethnicity, a land, and thus a connection to self. 'You can see how many white people are not connected to self. All we do is live in defence, since you won't decolonise. Our only defence is oh just go back to your country, but deep down, what we want is the connection that so many people who do not look like us have,' she explains. She adds that white people can learn from other countries but won't because 'we are Americans.'
Social Media Reactions
The woman's video resonated with many online, inviting praise and understanding. A user on X wrote, 'Haha this American lady just articulated what most non-Westerners have long understood: the deep insecurity many Whites feel toward Indians isn't about our success or money. It's existential envy. They sense what they've lost. A civilisation crushed, its roots burned away, and a foreign faith imposed in its place.' Another user added, 'I'm shocked! A white person who isn't filled with hate!' A third remarked, 'Brilliant take. However for us the continuity was achieved through beliefs and values, and family is the fundamental entity of this. Over the past few decades there has been a significant loss of the family structure and the connection between family and our beliefs. Slow but dangerous.' One more commented, 'True. Americans don't know who they are. Their origins have been erased. They all clone themselves and think it's an ideal to emulate.'
