"This is the worst of us destroying the lives of the best of us,"

[kpete]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/opinion/dreamers-liars-and-bad-economics.html?comments#permid=24014198

Link to tweet

[uponit7771]

1. I pray that its destroying the republican brand and not just Benedict Donald. I think dems shouldn't

... work with Benedict Donald less they become tied to his poison and his dishonesty.

[MrsCoffee]

2. I can't believe they tethered this chicken without a backup plan.

The RNC knows the lid is about to be blown off the Russia collusion. I'm just waiting to see what their big plan is to get rid of Mueller.

[Tanuki]

3. This succinct quote perfectly captures the reality of this nightmare.

Please, DUers, let's continue to do all we can to right this wrong. Join protests, support the efforts of the ACLU and other groups (in my state the www.tirrc.org and whatever is comparable where you live). This breaks my heart. I don't want to have to say someday..."First they came for the DACA Dreamers...." Even if they never come for me, this is horrible and sinful (please pardon the expression, my dear non-believing DU brothers and sisters). I am torn up inside that this is happening in my country...and it is their country, too. And many Dreamers live in Southeast Texas and Florida, and due to the hurricanes are going to have even more difficulty getting their paperwork in order before the early October deadline.

[GoCubsGo]

4. Exactly right, Paul.

It's not just the Dreamers they're destroying, either. They're tearing the shit out of our scientific community and our education system, too.

[Raster]

5. This is their plan... decimate any institutions that encourage free thought...

...and eliminate as many obstacles to enslavement --mental, physical and financial-- as possible. The Republican Party as it exists today is controlled by a cabal of wealthy, theocratic, libertarian-leaning men that believe now is their time to remake the United States as they see fit. Even though many in the Republican Party do not agree with all of their intended actions and mindset, they have accepted their financial largesse, in effect, selling their GOP souls to the devil. We can no longer consider the Republican Party a bona fide participant in this great American experience. They no longer believe in "of the people, for the people and by the people."

VOTE. EVERY. REPUBLICAN. OUT. OF. OFFICE. No exceptions. It is time to banish the Republican Party to the dustbin of history. They have betrayed America.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

14. Rip it up so there's no cohesion.

That seems to be the Republican goal on behalf of the big money boys. A divided, fractured, fearful and incoherent society is very easily controlled.

They and their media minions are ripping apart the very fabric of our society by sowing divisions and fear throughout our families, friendship circles, and institutions (including churches and social orgs.). The only positive thing I see right now is that the Republican Party is also ripping itself apart. May the end come soon.

[Scarsdale]

6. Something strange

happened to me. I received a letter from my Discover card account. Call to verify information. The questions were "Are you a US citizen"? "Are you working or retired?" "Which company did you work for, if you retired?" "In what capacity were you employed?" Does this seem strange to anyone here? I am a Permanent Resident Alien. Retired. I had to spell the name of the company!! My account is in good standing. The REALLY strange thing is the person asking me these questions was INDIAN!! Had a strong accent. I am wondering if I will be issued an arm band to wear.

[LuckyCharms]

7. Seems strange. What was the stated purpose of the letter? n/t

[KY_EnviroGuy]

9. Brings up questions:

I agree that call seems strange and highly intrusive.

Questions (for anyone):

1. How do we verify this sort of call is legitimate?

2. Shouldn't any company requesting this level of personal info be required to provide justification of their need for it?

[Scarsdale]

13. It is supposedly

"To meet government guidelines that prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, financial institutions must maintain current information about their customers" I called the number on the card, so it is legitimate. Strange, though.

[FakeNoose]

22. I would have refused to answer any of those questions

Maybe if it happens again, tell the person you need to speak with their supervisor and you need to know why the questions are being asked. They'll probably hang up.

[Wednesdays]

23. They'll probably hang up

and then revoke the credit card. See how that works?

[FakeNoose]

24. Not when they can't explain

... why they're asking the questions.

They clearly had no authority, and why would Discover want to cancel good customers anyway?

[Initech]

8. And it's all to please that vile, wretched base that claims their views aren't represented.

[JHan]

10. And we're told we shouldn't call them deplorable.

[Initech]

11. Calling them deplorables is being too kind.

I have much uglier words for them but I shall refrain from using them.

[Ilsa]

18. Oh, don't worry. You won't be banned from the DU gymnasium for words. nt

[ChazInAz]

19. I prefer despicable.

[Mr.Bill]

25. Hillary was wrong when she called them deplorable.

She should have called them steaming piles of pig shit.

[Rhiannon12866]

28. Using a multi syllabic word was an obvious way to confuse Trump

[JHan]

29. Gosh that works too, I've zero patience left..

I swear ..if I see another "Let's understand Trump Voters" article...

[Ligyron]

12. Except we are not going to allow that to happen.

What we are going to do is destroy Sessions and eventually Trump.

[IronLionZion]

15. Trump is making America severely stupid again

getting rid of the brightest and best to make room for his very mediocre supporters who can't seem to compete on a level playing field.

America needs more people in science, not less. As if the people taking lab courses in junior college are stealing jobs way from billy bob the coal miner.

More and more white color jobs are being sent overseas. I read about a lot of quantitative financial analysis is being done in India for US clients.

[byronius]

16. They're getting their rotten, evil, primitive moment in the sun.

And soon enough we're going to sweep them all away or we're all going to descend into apocalypse together.

I've always known Republican and Nazi were the same thing. Never seen them be so open about it, though.

[leanforward]

17. My heart goes out to them.

What he and his minions are doing to the DACA folks (children and now adults) is a bunch of BS.

Follow the money and lets get rid of pRezident dRumpf who's working for the russian mob, as opposed to working for the American people.

[grantcart]

20. It is a sad situation but something doesn't seem quite right in their story

1) If they are DACA Dreamers, then they would have had to apply for it by themselves, parents cannot apply on behalf of their children.

2) If they are non DACA Dreamers then nothing has changed, they still have the same level of risk as they had before and there was no reason to quit.

Not challenging the sentiment expressed in the OP just seems like something is missing from the original tweet.

[BigmanPigman]

21. Maybe the focus should be on their having to quit school

to earn money. They are being realistic and are thinking clearly about their future. I sure as hell hope CA (my state) and the other 15 states who are suing get this overturned by decent judges very, very quickly. I hate this bastard with a passion!!! (and his fucking cabinet and his cult/base).

[jaysunb]

27. +1

I picked on the inconsistency right off.

[QC]

26. That headline's a great description of the U.S. economy and government in general. n/t