Wednesday, 17 December 2025

What have the Somalis ever done for us? | Michael Knowles

The headline is a nod to the famous Monty Python skit: "What have the Romans ever done for us?" 

With the twist: that in the skit, Romans have done a boatload of stuff for the local Levantines, the Jews, the Arabs, the "Palestinians". 

Whereas today everyone is claiming -- from the Minnesota governnor Tim Walz -- to the Congressional rep, Ilhan Omar, they're all saying "Somalis are the backbone of Minnesota". They "built America". When the facts are the opposite. They have come into the United States after it's been built and they've bilked that state. They've stolen from that state.