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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 10:27 AM Jun 2019

The state of the immigrant children, and the state of the Republican Party

As I listened to more descriptions of the state of the children of immigrants being kept by this administration, how they are being treated, I got more and more horrified and disgusted. Who would treat children, any children, this way? No showers for weeks. No toothbrushes or toothpaste. No change of dirty clothes covered in dirt and in some cases urine and feces. We don't treat people this way in this country, especially children. And yet, one political party not only does treat people this way, the others who don't do it stand in silence, supporting it.

Some don't criticize it, but try to place blame on the Democratic Party for not giving them more "humanitarian" money. That argument is Twilight Zone unbelievable, considering they have a generous budget. And when it's important enough, they will do a GoFundMe, like they did for The Wall. How ludicrous in the face of reports that we have paid over $100 Million to the Trump organization for 2 1/2 years of golfing and other trips to Trump properties. Over $100 Million, most of which went into Trump's pocket. $100 Million would buy a lot of water, a lot of toothbrushes.

This one thing alone, even if there were nothing else, goes to prove that the Republican Party has changed dramatically and at a deep level from decades ago. It shows that this Republican Party is not one that can be "united" with the rest of the citizens, cannot be "worked with" like a normal political party. I don't believe that if they lose the 2020 election, they will collectively have an epiphany and become the kind of people who wouldn't allow this sort of treatment of children to occur. They will not wake up from the foggy nightmare and become Americans who are better than that. When someone has reached this level of inhumane treatment of children, something horrendous at a deep level has occurred. They have crossed a line.

This is different from arguments over policy positions years ago. Anyone who thinks this is the normal Republican Party who has just made a few bad decisions because of Trump, and that they will wake up and revert to normality, is either not living in reality or is unaware of what's been going on.

Sorry for the vanity post, but I am so horrified over the reports of the state of the immigrant children, and so horrified that Americans are not only doing it, but went to Court to argue that it's not necessary to provide toothbrushes and shower water to children, that I just wanted to make the statement. There is no doubt in my mind that if Trump were re-elected, things like this would continue, and worse. There is no doubt in my mind that if in the future they were lead to do worse things by another authoritarian figure, they would. Once you cross certain lines, there's no going back, no turning back the clock.

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The state of the immigrant children, and the state of the Republican Party (Original Post) Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 OP
Sadly, I think you are right. Phoenix61 Jun 2019 #1
It was the govt's decision. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #2

Phoenix61

(16,949 posts)
1. Sadly, I think you are right.
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 11:57 AM
Jun 2019

How we treat the most vulnerable says everything about who we are. That a for profit company sees depriving children of soap and toothpaste as a way to increase their bottom line is the perfect example of why unfettered capitalism will kill us all.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
2. It was the govt's decision.
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 02:39 PM
Jun 2019

The Trump admin. went to Court and argued that they shouldn't have to provide soap and toothbrushes/toothpaste, etc., for the detained immigrant children.

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