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calimary

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23. That parent/child separation abomination hurts my heart.

Sat May 26, 2018, 01:35 PM

May 2018

I can't believe we've stooped this low, as a nation. I can't believe people aren't protesting in the streets! This is a black mark on all our souls if we don't at least try to do something about it. To intentionally cause pain and heartbreak upon some of the most vulnerable people on earth - immigrants escaping war, threats, danger, destitution, and hopelessness - I can't even believe this has been considered as a doable state-sanctioned response, much less implemented.

Sure doesn't conform to that "least of My brethren" thing in Matthew 25:35-45.

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This isn't a warning sign. It's a crisis. [View all] bigtree May 2018 OP

And a symptom of a systemic disease dalton99a May 2018 #1

racism and bigotry have always been virulent bigtree May 2018 #5

He's following Hitler's playbook. Many are still snoozing IMO not getting what's going on. And RKP5637 May 2018 #2

And big business thought they could use Hitler to gain more wealth and power without losing tblue37 May 2018 #4

It is, it's the SOS again, just different places, times, people. ... but the same tactic, find a RKP5637 May 2018 #10

Then and now they discover that it's not good for "business" n/t MarcA May 2018 #34

It would be helpful if ooky May 2018 #6

MSM is often such a failure. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #9

RKP, one of the most disgusting things about the GOP in relation to this is... KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #16

Yes, I've been amazed at how many are just going along with it. It's strange and dangerous. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #39

Just saw this on a Twitter thread... KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #46

Stunning. "White evangelical Protestants" today is just a code word for hateful demented racists RKP5637 May 2018 #48

I sincerely hope that apathy is not as wide spread as it appears. Also, right wing Pepsidog May 2018 #36

Murdoch has IMO been one of the most destabilizing forces in the US. Yet, as far as I know, his RKP5637 May 2018 #40

I agree. This man made billions dividing and weakening our country. Why the left hasn't been Pepsidog May 2018 #41

Agree!!! It's like a sickness has overtaken the US. I too don't understand why the lefty RKP5637 May 2018 #43

this is the real problem, and people are overly fixated on donnie. unblock May 2018 #3

we often underestimate the power of leadership bigtree May 2018 #7

Republicans are the enemy. Trump isn't smart enough to take down the republic. The republicans in Pepsidog May 2018 #37

320,000 immigrants lost legal status ripped from them, now in hiding from the knock on the door grantcart May 2018 #8

Don't Be a Sucker demmiblue May 2018 #11

gee heaven05 May 2018 #15

+1 n/t jaysunb May 2018 #50

K & R Duppers May 2018 #12

Depressingly correct Moral Compass May 2018 #13

Something you can do EndGOPPropaganda May 2018 #55

Depressingly correct Moral Compass May 2018 #14

Depressingly correct. calimary May 2018 #18

Whoops Moral Compass May 2018 #19

HAH! I have to go back and correct a lot of my own posts for the same reason! calimary May 2018 #22

I find it difficult to believe the US public will stomach this for very long. Ligyron May 2018 #17

"I find it difficult to believe..." handmade34 May 2018 #21

That parent/child separation abomination hurts my heart. calimary May 2018 #23

I don't. llmart May 2018 #26

I pray you are correct. Pepsidog May 2018 #38

I absolutely agree. This is a test of what kind of people we are. bronxiteforever May 2018 #20

Don't get too excited. :) Over a third of our citizens Hortensis May 2018 #24

we probably shouldn't be sanguine about that bigtree May 2018 #27

Agree. These are dangerous times. But there are very Hortensis May 2018 #29

but, this is America 2018, Hortensis bigtree May 2018 #35

Our problem are psychology and information tech Hortensis May 2018 #42

it's always been about whose freedom bigtree May 2018 #44

Yes, it does. And the enormous setbacks the Hortensis May 2018 #45

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #25

K&R smirkymonkey May 2018 #28

Agreed Gothmog May 2018 #30

The German people paid Turbineguy May 2018 #31

K&R 100 times BlueJac May 2018 #32

It's hard to fathom that we fell back defacto7 May 2018 #33

and it's been brought about by the insecurities, greed and narcissism of one little man Demovictory9 May 2018 #47

Kicking for us way-north folks. Saved. Bookmarked! raven mad May 2018 #49

K&R Puzzler May 2018 #51

Damn Straight! From Adam Schiff.. Cha May 2018 #52

The Third Reich started this way.....with words! donkeypoofed May 2018 #53

+1.000 malaise May 2018 #54