What if? It's the basis of many stories. We ask. We ponder. We wonder.
On Tuesdays I throw one out there. What if? It may be speculative. It may stem from something I see. It may be something I pull from the news.
Make of it what you will. If a for instance is not specified, interpret that instance as you wish. And if the idea turns into a story, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements 😉
What if your "nice" neighbor turned out to be a white supremacist?
I hope I'd had some idea he (or she, but I picture a "he") wasn't so "nice" before that came out. I'd distance myself from him, no matter how nice he seemed. Nice is too easily faked.
ReplyDeleteSadly, a lot of these people can seem nice. That's the hard part.
DeleteIf we had such a nice neighbor, that person would probably have a problem with the Husband and me being an interracial couple, as well as a whole bunch of other people on our street.
ReplyDeleteThat hasn't (knowingly) happened to me and it would totally spook me, given that I'm of a heritage white supremacists target. This actually happened to me long ago, but it was a co-worker at a job when I lived in the central U.S. She knew I was Jewish, had always been nice to me, asked after my Dad, who was struggling with health issues. And then one day I overheard her discussion with another co-worker...chilling. I knew nothing about Title VII at the time and I doubt I had any state protections, either. This was in the 1970's.
ReplyDeleteThat's the thing. They act all nice. But under the surface they have views that are so disturbing.
DeleteWell, it would just go to show that not everyone is who you think they are.
ReplyDeleteVery true.
DeleteI am certain we already have one or more on our street. We truly do not know our neighbours and I don’t really want to know.
ReplyDeleteNot shocking, sadly.
DeleteThat's scary to think about. We've, unfortunately, had some racist/homophobic neighbors in the past and everyone else pretty much ignored them and celebrated when they moved.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad they were given the cold shoulder.
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