March 8 - Vampire Snail

“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”

~ Albert Einstein

For years vampire snails flourished in the heartland of Romania, but in 1982 at the start of Transylvanian Salt Mine Wars - they were forced to flee their homes.  Many neighboring countries initially reached out to help, but there was public outcry that vampire snails were unwelcome, and that harboring these refugees would bring harm to the established status quo.  "No slug is going to come in to my house and drink my blood!" 

The reality was these snails were completely harmless, only named vampire because of their comical teeth, and people made the dangerous association that because one vampire was evil, that all must be.  So much more harmful were the local residents as they began to violently protest - creating great and powerful memes to influence the minds of simpletons.  The violence and propoganda were relentless and the snail refugees were forced "for their own safety" to live in terrible relocation facilities.  Families were separated, Xenophobia and misinformation ruled the day.  It was a dark time for us all.

We're much better now.