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Incredibly sad pic tweeted by Ian Bremmer (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 OP
I thought MS 13 was tougher than that? dem4decades Oct 2018 #1
Don't forget that when Border Patrol Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #6
Brown shirts. dem4decades Oct 2018 #7
I can't imagine anything more vile renate Nov 2018 #18
Heartbreaking :( nt ecstatic Oct 2018 #2
sad Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #3
And our F'n President can't even walk a golf course. Marie Marie Oct 2018 #4
Me too. And I thought that about Cheney but this Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #11
Yet,... Not warmongering yet. Coming soon most likely. magicarpet Nov 2018 #17
Gut wrenching...and heartbreaking Docreed2003 Oct 2018 #5
Wouldn't real Christians from the USA C_U_L8R Oct 2018 #8
So-called "Christians" are followers of Paul of Tarsus, not of Jesus Christ! Liberal Insights Nov 2018 #29
Oh. sheshe2 Oct 2018 #9
I suppose she is supposed to be MS 4, huh, despicables? world wide wally Oct 2018 #10
Wow good thing tRump has 15,000 soldiers waiting Blue Owl Oct 2018 #12
What if thousands of Americans stood between the caravan and the troops? AJT Oct 2018 #13
It's PanzerArmee Honduras taking a rest break on it's invasion mission... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #14
Listen to the Deplorables at the King tRumpy rallies NoMoreRepugs Oct 2018 #15
Heartbreaking. Power 2 the People Oct 2018 #16
Precious little angel, and so far away. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #19
I'm in on that. SergeStorms Nov 2018 #25
SergeStorms, I think there will be an international outcry.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #27
I sincerely hope you're right. SergeStorms Nov 2018 #28
And THIS is what strikes terror into the hearts of the GOP? Assuming they have hearts. thucythucy Nov 2018 #20
That's what I thought of first, too. kag Nov 2018 #23
And the dummies on Faux Noise shadowmayor Nov 2018 #21
Post removed Post removed Nov 2018 #22
I was interviewed by a local TV news crew last night BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #24
Good for you! Well said! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2018 #31
she looks like my granddaughter Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #26
They should split screen this with the monster's speech today. nolabear Nov 2018 #30
The truth will come out. Never seen him more crazed Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #33
The invading hordes. Crunchy Frog Nov 2018 #32

dem4decades

(11,304 posts)
1. I thought MS 13 was tougher than that?
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 10:16 PM
Oct 2018

Remember when our military was deployed to give water to little girls like that?

You know, when we were a country of good?

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
6. Don't forget that when Border Patrol
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 10:26 PM
Oct 2018

found bottles of water stashed in the desert for people, that they emptied them in the sand.

REAL HUMANITARIANS.

renate

(13,776 posts)
18. I can't imagine anything more vile
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 12:08 AM
Nov 2018

Condemning a human being to death by dehydration. It’s horrific.

I don’t believe in hell but I guess being a person who would do that is a kind of hell. It’s just not as bad as what they are consigning people to.

It’s one thing to be opposed to immigration but it’s just plain evil to dump out water. They might as well suffocate them in person and deprive them of oxygen (they’d probably be ready and happy to do that too).

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
4. And our F'n President can't even walk a golf course.
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 10:20 PM
Oct 2018

Or remember him riding a golf cart while meeting with European leaders? I hate this man with the passion of a thousand white hot suns.

magicarpet

(14,173 posts)
17. Yet,... Not warmongering yet. Coming soon most likely.
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 12:07 AM
Nov 2018

trDump and Bolton are drooling to rattle the war sabers and will as the ultimate distraction.

Docreed2003

(16,876 posts)
5. Gut wrenching...and heartbreaking
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 10:25 PM
Oct 2018

If only people would see this and stop for a moment and think about the reality of what this caravan is

These are people, individuals and families, with only the possessions on their backs walking...let me say that again WALKING...hundreds of miles on the hope of a better life, on the hope of escaping the terrors of their homelands, on the hope in a promise of a country that used to be the standard bearer of freedom and opportunity.

I would ask any nutter who would denigrate this group of people...Would you be willing to walk hundreds of miles, across unforgiving terrain, with only what you could carry, to have the freedoms you take for granted every single day??

What kind of heartless country are these bastards trying to turn of into?

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)
8. Wouldn't real Christians from the USA
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 10:28 PM
Oct 2018

(or anyone with a heart for that matter)
be flocking on our border to greet and feed
and care for these tired, hungry and hopeful
refugees???? The Christian Right not only
proves to be neither, they demonstrate a
selfishness and ignorance that can only
be considered evil. The worst of the worst.

AJT

(5,240 posts)
13. What if thousands of Americans stood between the caravan and the troops?
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 11:00 PM
Oct 2018

Another Kent State?

Are there any plans for massive protests there as the immigrants arrive?

NoMoreRepugs

(9,461 posts)
15. Listen to the Deplorables at the King tRumpy rallies
Wed Oct 31, 2018, 11:24 PM
Oct 2018

cheer and hoot when he talks about US troops going to the border to "stop the caravans".....

These are our neighbors, extended family members and voters...... I fear for my grandchild.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
25. I'm in on that.
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 01:17 AM
Nov 2018

These are the people that Trump and his basket of deplorables are terrified of? I don't believe in god, but if there's any cosmic entity that could help these poor people PLEASE do so!

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
27. SergeStorms, I think there will be an international outcry....
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 02:27 PM
Nov 2018

if we mistreat these refugees. Trump made this non-event into a political shit show for his base, whereas in normal times this group would have been handled just like others have for decades. I really don't think Trump's minders take into consideration the exposure these issues receive on the international stage. It is currently getting lots of coverage in the European on-line papers I read - so now, his pants are down on another one.

I'm hoping that exposure leads them to back off these ridiculous lies and stupid preemptive actions. The world is watching, and I suspect many people around the world will express support for these poor folks as they near the border. Many in America will, too.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
28. I sincerely hope you're right.
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 02:43 PM
Nov 2018

I look at the world news and see a shift to the right, into fascism. Now I know there are far more good, moral, kind people in the world than there are fascist assholes, but it seems like the assholes get all the ink. We have a problem of over-crowding on our planet, and until there is some way to equitably disperse our planets resources we're going to fall prey to assholes like Trump, Putin. Kim, Bolsonaro etc. who sow fear, hate and division in the world. Earth is getting to be a scary planet to dwell.

thucythucy

(8,086 posts)
20. And THIS is what strikes terror into the hearts of the GOP? Assuming they have hearts.
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 12:29 AM
Nov 2018

"Home of the Brave" my ass.

kag

(4,079 posts)
23. That's what I thought of first, too.
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 01:06 AM
Nov 2018

These idiot Magats are so terrified of that 4-year-old girl that they will take an AR15 into a place of worship and slaughter eleven innocent people at prayer. How does any of that make sense?

My heart breaks for that child and all of the other children in that caravan, as well as their parents, friends, relatives and neighbors who only want a life with some dignity and some chance to live free of fear and hunger. And the Magats would deny them even that.


shadowmayor

(1,325 posts)
21. And the dummies on Faux Noise
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 12:44 AM
Nov 2018

They will tell us this is a little ISIS girl bowing towards Mecca doing her morning prayers. With a bad case of leprosy on top of it!

Response to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)
24. I was interviewed by a local TV news crew last night
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 01:11 AM
Nov 2018

and they wanted to know why I was at the Baby tRump Balloon parade in my city (we share a border with Mexico). I told them that the "terrorist caravan" was BS and asked, "Who would drag their poor kids thousands of miles if they weren't desperate to get away from gangs and violence, instead of being the actual violent gangs that the moron in chief is claiming on another news station" (I was hinting at Fux Ruse).

What idiots believe that crap?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,428 posts)
26. she looks like my granddaughter
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 04:41 AM
Nov 2018

These people need help. To be a GOPer, do you have to have your brain modified so you can no longer imagine what it must be like for a little girl like her?

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
33. The truth will come out. Never seen him more crazed
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 10:19 PM
Nov 2018

and desperate. He dropped in polls last week. I say,. Please got 100% loony before Tuesday.

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