The Ceuta Psyop Shows the Seams of the European Far Right

70,000 people illegally swimming from Morocco to Ceuta would surely raise all alarms in Europe. The “territorial integrity” of an EU member state has been violated, the safety and security of European borders compromised, the invasion of Europe by Islamists continues, European culture is at risk. Except it was not. Most of the 70,000 people who crossed starting around August 30th had returned, many of them voluntarily, to Morocco by September 4th. Most of them were just taking a chance. Among them were people legitimately fleeing dire circumstances. That, along with the more than 140 people who died, are the…