(06-19-2018, 12:58 PM)David Horn Wrote: This issue may be Trump's bridge-too-far. Most adults have children, and abusing children doesn't sit well at the visceral level.
It is easy (if not right) to conclude that approval of such behavior comes from the top of the chain of command. The President can create or end a culture that treats helpless people badly.
An orchestra -- but it needs a conductor? In effect, Donald Trump is conducting this orchestra (technically a chorus) of wailing voices from afar.
Other Presidents would at least make examples of someone who went deep into such cruelty and contempt. The INS is expected to treat children with some kindness. Traffickers? Tough luck!
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.