Ablakwa and the Evacuation of the Unborn
A writer describes a fictional Republic of Uncommon Sense where citizens are evacuated before birth. The text mocks politicians who claim to act for future generations by suggesting unborn children are being brought home from South Africa. This satire claims that foreign policy has finally benefited people who have not yet been born. It suggests that couples who have not even met can feel secure knowing their future children have escaped xenophobia.
Once upon a time in the Republic of Uncommon Sense, our commitment to future generations became so impressive that we began evacuating citizens before they were born. Other countries were making plans for 2034 and 2036. We were already bringing their inhabitants home from South Africa. For years, politicians had been accused of doing nothing for the unborn. Here, at last, was documentary evidence that the unborn had benefited from foreign policy. Somewhere, a couple yet to meet could apparently rest assured that their future child had already escaped xenophobia.