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In reply to the discussion: Anyone else sick of this cruel talking point? [View all]SamKnause
(13,037 posts)5. They are so stupid I don't know how they breathe without assistance.
Pertains to U.S. citizens:
If one parent gets arrested your children are not taken from their home and flown to another state.
You will not be told they have no idea where your children are.
Your children will not be housed in prisons or vacant buildings.
If both parents get arrested their children are not deported.
They stay with relatives or HHS will intervene.
It is apparent they would not do what it takes to protect their own children, or they would understand
the threat these immigrants are facing.
They are EVIL FUCKING LIARS without an ounce of empathy or sympathy.
No one should be getting arrested for a misdemeanor.
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Agreed. It's called sophistry - a deceptive argument or line of thinking - similar to chicanery.
c-rational
Jul 2018
#8
Weaponizing hate and fear is easy...been done for centuries. But weaponizing
Fred Sanders
Jul 2018
#24
Right. It's the old totalitarian habit of punishing the whole family for one "crime."
nolabear
Jul 2018
#16
The legal Pandora's Box this administration is open us up too will drain the treasury for decades
ffr
Jul 2018
#20
Yes. It comes from think tanks funded by Koch bros and other shadowy billionaires.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2018
#52
Not that I disagree at ALL with the underlying point, but pretty sure running a stop-sign is not a
mr_lebowski
Jul 2018
#31
"LINK TO TWEET" - yeah that is cruel. How hard is it to copy and paste - sheesh. nt
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jul 2018
#32
Wonder if Crystal has a problem with Russians coming over here to have their Anchor Babies? Nt
maryellen99
Jul 2018
#37
All the justifications that include, "they should have thought of that before x"...
Orsino
Jul 2018
#39
My friend said that to me and I pointed out some crimes I witnessed him commit....
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#53
If somebody is trying to kill me and I jump a fence onto private property, I break the law.
Still In Wisconsin
Jul 2018
#55