At the 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC), then First Lady Michelle Obama passionately told supporters, "When they go low, we go high!" "They," in this case, are Republicans. While I'll be the first to admit it's not always easy to adhere to Ms. Obama's calling, there are times it does a grave disservice to our party and cause when we don't.
The most recent such case is with regard to progressives focusing their time, with regard to the immigration debate, on insulting individuals like Melania, Vanessa, and Barron Trump.
First Lady Melania Trump recently released a statement where she said she "hates to see children separated from their families." When visiting with the king and queen of Spain, she added she enjoyed "focusing on the ways we can positively impact children."
Due to these comments, she received the following responses, among others:
- "Yeah, give that a good, hard think. What could you do......?"
- "You're kidding, right? You can start helping children by talking to your husband about changing his policy of separating children from their parents at the border."
- "Impact children??? How's the impact of putting a young child into a concentration camp?"
- "Like letting them out of cages?"
- "Hey Melania - either help us liberate your husband's child concentration camps, or convince him to resign."
- "This has got to be one of the most tone deaf tweet I've ever seen."
- "You can save the children at the border for a start!!!"
- "Uh. The camps..... but nice dress."
- "just white kids tho, right?"
Donald Trump Jr.'s ex, Vanessa, then posted a photo of she and her kids, with the message, "Last trip with my kiddies before their summer camps start!"
At this, she received the following replies:
- "Y'all are so unbelievably tone deaf it's unreal."
- "Oh sweetie. You are so tone deaf. Do you not see how this is so inappropriate since your father in law is caging kids and your poster child for deplorables @IngrahamAngle calls them summer camps? Are you really that stupid?'
- "I hear there are brand new summer camps being built in southern Texas. Laura Ingraham highly recommends them! Is that where you will be sending your children? Full disclosure: you might not get them back."
- "We have a new entry in the 'Soulless Ghoul' competition."
- "What tent city will they be going to? I hear there are some lovely ones in Texas#StopSeparatingFamilies"
Then lastly, actor Peter Fonda tweeted this:
"We should rip Barron Trump from his mother's arms and put him in a cage with pedophiles and see if mother will stand up against the giant a*shole she is married to. 90 million people in the streets on the same weekend in the country. F*ck."
We really need to cut this out. Yes, Melania may be married to Donald, but let's get real here - how much influence on him do you think she really has? The equation isn't too complicated. She married him for his money and he married her as a trophy. In saying that, the marriage doesn't appear to be the happiest in the world. She seems to keep about as much distance with him as I do from a skunk. He's thrown her under the bus more times than The Count would care to, well, you know... Also, when's the last time you saw Donald Trump of all people respect a woman's opinion at all, let alone so much that he'd be willing to implement it as policy? Isn't this philosophy a tad bit sexist as well? Why should it be the First Lady's responsibility to control her man in office, to set his agenda? Why should his screw-ups fall on her shoulders? No, Donald Trump is never one to take personal responsibility for anything, but we sure as hell can and should hold him personally responsible for his screw-ups. That shouldn't fall on the First Lady's shoulders.
With regard to Vanessa Trump, she's not even a member of the family anymore. If First Lady Melania has next to zero sway on The Donald, how in the world do you think it'd be possible for former daughter-in-law Vanessa to hold any?
Lastly, it's wrong on so many levels to wish harm upon any child, regardless of who their parents might be. Progressives regularly lambasted conservatives if they criticized Chelsea Clinton, Malia or Sasha Obama, while their fathers were running this country. That same mindset should be held for Barron as well.
As progressives, it does a disservice to our cause and the Democratic Party if we go low and sling mud back-and-forth with Republicans. It does us no good to go after an uninfluential First Lady, a former member of the Trump family, or especially a 12-year-old boy. Donald Trump and his administration deserve all the criticism in the world for their inhumane separation of immigrant families, but they should be our main target in promoting positive change(s). For as difficult as it may be at times, we need to try and adhere to Michelle Obama's famous words from the 2016 DNC, as an example to our children and the world around us: "When they go low, we go high!"
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/melania-trump-trolled-family-separations-tweeting-wants-positively-impact-children-102927191.html
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/vanessa-trump-called-soulless-ghoul-tweeting-sending-kids-summer-camp-150400090.html
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/393276-melania-trump-contacted-secret-service-after-peter-fonda-tweets-about
The most recent such case is with regard to progressives focusing their time, with regard to the immigration debate, on insulting individuals like Melania, Vanessa, and Barron Trump.
First Lady Melania Trump recently released a statement where she said she "hates to see children separated from their families." When visiting with the king and queen of Spain, she added she enjoyed "focusing on the ways we can positively impact children."
Due to these comments, she received the following responses, among others:
- "Yeah, give that a good, hard think. What could you do......?"
- "You're kidding, right? You can start helping children by talking to your husband about changing his policy of separating children from their parents at the border."
- "Impact children??? How's the impact of putting a young child into a concentration camp?"
- "Like letting them out of cages?"
- "Hey Melania - either help us liberate your husband's child concentration camps, or convince him to resign."
- "This has got to be one of the most tone deaf tweet I've ever seen."
- "You can save the children at the border for a start!!!"
- "Uh. The camps..... but nice dress."
- "just white kids tho, right?"
Donald Trump Jr.'s ex, Vanessa, then posted a photo of she and her kids, with the message, "Last trip with my kiddies before their summer camps start!"
At this, she received the following replies:
- "Y'all are so unbelievably tone deaf it's unreal."
- "Oh sweetie. You are so tone deaf. Do you not see how this is so inappropriate since your father in law is caging kids and your poster child for deplorables @IngrahamAngle calls them summer camps? Are you really that stupid?'
- "I hear there are brand new summer camps being built in southern Texas. Laura Ingraham highly recommends them! Is that where you will be sending your children? Full disclosure: you might not get them back."
- "We have a new entry in the 'Soulless Ghoul' competition."
- "What tent city will they be going to? I hear there are some lovely ones in Texas#StopSeparatingFamilies"
Then lastly, actor Peter Fonda tweeted this:
"We should rip Barron Trump from his mother's arms and put him in a cage with pedophiles and see if mother will stand up against the giant a*shole she is married to. 90 million people in the streets on the same weekend in the country. F*ck."
We really need to cut this out. Yes, Melania may be married to Donald, but let's get real here - how much influence on him do you think she really has? The equation isn't too complicated. She married him for his money and he married her as a trophy. In saying that, the marriage doesn't appear to be the happiest in the world. She seems to keep about as much distance with him as I do from a skunk. He's thrown her under the bus more times than The Count would care to, well, you know... Also, when's the last time you saw Donald Trump of all people respect a woman's opinion at all, let alone so much that he'd be willing to implement it as policy? Isn't this philosophy a tad bit sexist as well? Why should it be the First Lady's responsibility to control her man in office, to set his agenda? Why should his screw-ups fall on her shoulders? No, Donald Trump is never one to take personal responsibility for anything, but we sure as hell can and should hold him personally responsible for his screw-ups. That shouldn't fall on the First Lady's shoulders.
With regard to Vanessa Trump, she's not even a member of the family anymore. If First Lady Melania has next to zero sway on The Donald, how in the world do you think it'd be possible for former daughter-in-law Vanessa to hold any?
Lastly, it's wrong on so many levels to wish harm upon any child, regardless of who their parents might be. Progressives regularly lambasted conservatives if they criticized Chelsea Clinton, Malia or Sasha Obama, while their fathers were running this country. That same mindset should be held for Barron as well.
As progressives, it does a disservice to our cause and the Democratic Party if we go low and sling mud back-and-forth with Republicans. It does us no good to go after an uninfluential First Lady, a former member of the Trump family, or especially a 12-year-old boy. Donald Trump and his administration deserve all the criticism in the world for their inhumane separation of immigrant families, but they should be our main target in promoting positive change(s). For as difficult as it may be at times, we need to try and adhere to Michelle Obama's famous words from the 2016 DNC, as an example to our children and the world around us: "When they go low, we go high!"
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/melania-trump-trolled-family-separations-tweeting-wants-positively-impact-children-102927191.html
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/vanessa-trump-called-soulless-ghoul-tweeting-sending-kids-summer-camp-150400090.html
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/393276-melania-trump-contacted-secret-service-after-peter-fonda-tweets-about
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