If you’ve watched any specfic films, you’ve probably seen the moment. The hero’s trying to protect the helpless from the bad guys at which point the arch-villain sneers that “You have compassion for these pathetic weaklings. That is a vulnerability.” It is — life is a lot easier if you don’t care who gets hurt — but it’s also a strength. And it’s right — Jesus, you may recall, was much more about doing the right thing than winning.
As I pointed out a few months ago, the position of Christians such as J.D. Vance and pundit Megan Basham is to lie and say Jesus doesn’t want us caring. Other religious leaders have shrieked about how it’s bad to feel empathy because it might not advance the white, male, Christian dictatorship they want if you care about victims (that’s not quite how they phrased it). Here’s a look at some of the ugly cruelty the right wing and the Felon Administration engage in:
The everyday interrogation of Americans who aren’t suitably white and Anglo-Saxon.
“President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday calling on states and cities to “remove vagrant individuals” from the streets — and rehouse homeless people, drug addicts, and those suffering from mental problems in “treatment centers.”” yes, I’m sure they’ll get treatment for their problems, he said sarcastically.
It’s safe to say none of them care about the pain caused by groomers, pedophiles or statutory rapists — heck some of them think 12 years old isn’t too young to marry. See here. And here. And here.
I’ve known people dealing with depression. The Department of Health turning against anti-depressants is also a form of cruelty.
“ICE ordered staff to place ankle monitors on all people enrolled in the agency’s Alternatives to Detention program “whenever possible.” About 183,000 adult migrants are enrolled in ATD and had previously consented to some form of tracking or mandatory check-ins while they waited for their immigration cases to be resolved.” Unsurprisingly the Felon’s desire to cut costs doesn’t extend to the contractor providing the monitors.
The presidential pardon power is blanket but they’d love to cancel Biden’s pardons and punish the Felon’s enemies.
“In a stunning new lawsuit, a woman says she trusted her former church leaders with personal information, only to have them blab everything to the congregation when she didn’t agree with their advice.”
Deportation appeals fees have soared from $110 to $1,010.
Tennesee will no longer accept doctor’s notes as a grounds for excused school absences. And a Fow News jackass suggests we replace immigrant farm labor with children.
“U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.” It costs an extra $160,000 to destroy them.
I’d say asking the man who shot Breonna Taylor receive one day in prison is cruel (so much for caring about victims and families). Three years isn’t much but it’s better.
Their obvious lack of interest in running FEMA to help people. Or spending money even on disaster victims who qualify.
The anticipated 75 percent increase in ACA premiums.
Demands to end cashless bail (by the Felon, who’s used it repeatedly).
I know the media seem reluctant/terrified to criticize Republicans right now but Dems should be doing their best to get the word out. Like these billboard ads.
Paul Campos at Lawyers, Guns and Money has often quoted Orwell’s line that where democracies offered a better life, Hitler offered struggle, war and death and his people loved it (I discuss the quote here). Over time, I’ve become skeptical: when has the Felon ever offered struggle and glorious battle? He’s told his voters prices will come down, wars will stop, he’ll give them better health coverage than the ACA, good-paying jobs will return, etc.
This time out, he hasn’t even made a pretense of making their lives better, except in the sense that white men will be exalted over everyone else. Will that matter when businesses flounder and everyone who’s not a rich Repub donor gets screwed over? I guess we’ll find out.
