The Monsters Have Retreated a Half-Step but The Hollow Men Remain
The immigration policy that the Trumpster and his acolytes have embraced is ghastly in and of itself. Terrorizing children, shredding family connections and pointing fingers of blame at everyone but themselves has infuriated the public and brought professional journalists to tears.
One can only guess how bad the polling has been on this issue, the internal polling not the numbers the public sees. Because make no mistake, this is what this half-step back is all about. The Trumpster and his enablers have not developed hearts and souls overnight. They’ve simply realized that their position is a no-win, despite Miller’s protests to the contrary. Perhaps Nielsen finally drew a line after her public shaming: reverse this order or I resign and go public.
Marie Antoinette moments are often shattering.
As good as this reversal appears, feels, the Hollow Men are still in place. Immigrant children have been separated from their families and the task to reunite them will be long and arduous. Some of these kids have already been handed off to foster care, entered into the labyrinth of Social Services. The scars will last because trust has been irrevocably broken. The damage will be lasting both for the children and the country.
I found it amusing the Trumpster cancelled the Congressional picnic, said it was inappropriate at the moment. Does that impropriety include tonight’s campaign rally in Minnesota where The Donald can feel the love?? Does it include Mike Pompeo’s tone deaf tweet this morning celebrating World Refugee Day or Jeff Session’s disappointment in rescinding child separation, infant incarceration, cruelty on a massive scale?
Guaranteed, The Hollow Men are merely resetting the machines at the Monster Factory. Time is short. Their work is never done.
Nor is ours.
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to the reversal. I hadn't read that specifically but there's been a lot of activity behind the scenes picking up names of involved/contracted companies and vendors, making a point of expressing the public's outrage and subsequent threats of exposure and boycott. The pressure has been exerted from all sides by ordinary people sickened by what they were witnessing.
There's a lesson in there, methinks. 