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I'm bawling and I need to vent. (Original Post) sellitman Jul 2019 OP
Wow. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #1
As a therapist who has worked with traumatized children I agree nolabear Jul 2019 #4
Pacifist Patriot Jul 2019 #18
. Baitball Blogger Jul 2019 #5
Thanks for posting. n/t Liberal In Texas Jul 2019 #10
They do not see these children, or their parents, as human. eom guillaumeb Jul 2019 #2
We're right there with you, Alyssa Niagara Jul 2019 #3
Props to Alyssa Milano for publicizing this. Tanuki Jul 2019 #6
GOD DAMN ALL THE FUCKING REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #7
I take it you don't believe the "both sides" spouted by bobble-heads Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2019 #8
There is only one side Kaiserguy Jul 2019 #9
The messaging coming from that side is intended mainly to muddy the waters. Confuse. Sow doubt. calimary Jul 2019 #12
I agree with your entire post! EVERY WORD. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2019 #16
If this ran on FOX SCantiGOP Jul 2019 #11
So heartbreaking. democrank Jul 2019 #13
I can't even... pazzyanne Jul 2019 #14
Very disturbing, the child is scarred. He lost his trust. Beringia Jul 2019 #15
Amen Possum Hunter1 Jul 2019 #17

nolabear

(41,959 posts)
4. As a therapist who has worked with traumatized children I agree
Fri Jul 26, 2019, 09:23 PM
Jul 2019

I agree wholeheartedly with this. Children’s brains are literally growing connections. We think in terms of thoughts and feelings but those are produced by neural connections. Some fare better than others but there’s not a one that comes out unchanged. When you lose the connection to parents (or steady caregivers) as safety, a source of trust, someone from whom you literally learn to be human, you find ways to survive and find comfort differently throughout your life.

They won’t be the same.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,593 posts)
7. GOD DAMN ALL THE FUCKING REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN.
Fri Jul 26, 2019, 10:45 PM
Jul 2019

I am sickened and outraged.

Ted Lieu is my congressman, and I am so proud of what he is doing here.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,328 posts)
8. I take it you don't believe the "both sides" spouted by bobble-heads
Fri Jul 26, 2019, 10:48 PM
Jul 2019

We need to hold these Nazis accountable and purge our government of them.

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
9. There is only one side
Fri Jul 26, 2019, 11:00 PM
Jul 2019

doing the very evil and nasty deeds and that fact needs to be driven home each and everyday on the MSM. Sadly that is never going to happen with our corporate owned media and perhaps sadder yet is how many of our fellow citizens are ok with it!!

calimary

(81,220 posts)
12. The messaging coming from that side is intended mainly to muddy the waters. Confuse. Sow doubt.
Fri Jul 26, 2019, 11:24 PM
Jul 2019

Leave people off-balance about whatever-it-is. And if there's nothing but a muddle (especially if it's MULTIPLE muddles every day, cascading furiously down upon each other like a waterfall from Hell)? That's the whole point. It's such an avalanche that those it's aimed at are eventually likely to throw up their hands, say various forms of "fuck it!", and give up. Or tune out. Or otherwise not stand up to it. You've heard the metaphor about how it's "like trying to drink out of a fire hose." The old Dan Rather maxim about how "if you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit" comes to mind, too.

When I was younger and studying karate, our sensei always stressed "Jab! Jab! Jab-Jab-Jab! Keep jabbing! Jab! Keep jabbing! Keep 'em busy! Keep 'em busy! Keep jabbing! Don't stop jabbing! Keep 'em busy!" MAN does that ever come back to me now, lo these 20-some-odd years later. You wear down the opponent that way. And then, more likely than not, the opponent gives up or tires more quickly and fails to keep up an effective defense. Keep 'em busy. Wear 'em out. I think that's what trump is trying to do. Lies, changes his mind sometimes within the same day, denies, delays, makes shit up, blames it on somebody else, stonewalls, makes excuses, tries to rewrite the incident or the quote, tries to distract, threatens to sue (or does file suit), claims he doesn't remember.

WHY are we putting up with this? Why the Hell?

IMPEACH. At least it leaves a permanent mark. It'll ALWAYS be there in the history books. For all time.

on edit - By the way, Welcome to DU, Kaiserguy!

SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)
11. If this ran on FOX
Fri Jul 26, 2019, 11:08 PM
Jul 2019

Would it even do any good?
What kind of people can do this to children? This is approaching 1930s Germany levels of evil.

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