John Sopel the other night was describing how much good it will do Trump not only with his base but with the wider US public, to be seen hobnobbing with the royals and doing all the stereotypical British things. If Brexit hadn't sucked all the air out of the room, and I suppose if everyone hadn't become so inured to his outrages, I daresay there'd be more noise about it. It's no better here, mind you.
Tom, no words indeed. What does it take, I wonder, to trigger people's sense of outrage at the suffering deliberately inflicted on innocents? When thousands are moved enough to blockade entire cities in climate change protests why not the same passion and dedication devoted to protesting the atrocious, horrific abuses of human rights happening right this minute in so many places?
Lucy yes indeed Trump will benefit from the royal charade and the royals will wear their smiling masks and follow their royal protocols and nothing will change. It all makes me sick and infuriated and helpless.
We were talking about Trump's horrible separation policies last night. How many parents were separated from their children, then deported without them. How the reunification is likely to take much longer than the six months a judge has ordered and will the youngest children even recognize their parents after all that time. It's horrible.
Many of my favourite poets, musicians, artists, and general all-round decent human beings are American. I've always thought it odd that the country that produced them could have such a terrible dark side to it.
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I have no words, Natalie. This goes beyond mere emotions.
John Sopel the other night was describing how much good it will do Trump not only with his base but with the wider US public, to be seen hobnobbing with the royals and doing all the stereotypical British things. If Brexit hadn't sucked all the air out of the room, and I suppose if everyone hadn't become so inured to his outrages, I daresay there'd be more noise about it. It's no better here, mind you.
Tom, no words indeed. What does it take, I wonder, to trigger people's sense of outrage at the suffering deliberately inflicted on innocents? When thousands are moved enough to blockade entire cities in climate change protests why not the same passion and dedication devoted to protesting the atrocious, horrific abuses of human rights happening right this minute in so many places?
Lucy yes indeed Trump will benefit from the royal charade and the royals will wear their smiling masks and follow their royal protocols and nothing will change. It all makes me sick and infuriated and helpless.
We were talking about Trump's horrible separation policies last night. How many parents were separated from their children, then deported without them. How the reunification is likely to take much longer than the six months a judge has ordered and will the youngest children even recognize their parents after all that time. It's horrible.
Many of my favourite poets, musicians, artists, and general all-round decent human beings are American. I've always thought it odd that the country that produced them could have such a terrible dark side to it.
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