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KerFuFFler6/23/2018 7:39:55 pm PDT

re: #63 HappyWarrior

He’s done a lot of genuinely crappy things but this is downright evil.

Yeah, this whole family separation policy is evil and outrageous———but really not even the worst thing Trump has done. I am glad it is getting a lot of attention and that there is finally some real traction with the public about how awful this is. The reason the media can sell this so well is that most people have kids, and the pictures and audio make for dramatic headlines and storytelling.

What I think is actually worse is the way this administration gave so little support to rebuilding Puerto Rico in the aftermath of that devastating hurricane. Thousands of Americans died in the following months because of the lack of access to healthcare. And they died because of the same hateful anti-Hispanic attitude of this administration. (The death rate in the first few months afterward were 62% higher than usual———4,645 “excess deaths”!)

Most Americans don’t even seem to consider them as actual citizens deserving of our county’s resources in times of crisis. The story has been minimally reported on but failed to strike a nerve with the public. There are no pictures, no audio———just graphs and statistical analysis. But we should not forget this story. Family separations are an abomination, but surely actual deaths from intentional and bigoted neglect are worse. This could change——-how long before there is an epidemic in these poorly run facilities?