Kinder Kinder

I want to draw your attention to two meanings in the words that repeat in the title of this post. 

The English language meaning of kinder.  And then kinder as in the German word for children.

Why?

Consider this:

It is a photograph of a child. A five-year old. Her name is Helen.

Here's a question for you.  Would you throw that kid in jail?  Would you separate Helen from her family?  Would you compel Helen to sign on the dotted line and use that piece of paper as a legal document?

You wouldn't.  Because, if you are that kind of a person, you would have stopped visiting this blog a long time ago after you voted for the asshole-in-chief.

Here's the "mug shot" of Helen:

What happened?

63 million racists voted for a guy who lacks even a tiny drop of empathy.  Elections have consequences, like this one.  His administration forced Helen to waive her rights away because she illegally entered this country from Honduras with her family.

According to a long-standing legal precedent known as the Flores settlement, which established guidelines for keeping children in immigration detention, Helen had a right to a bond hearing before a judge; that hearing would have likely hastened her release from government custody and her return to her family. At the time of her apprehension, in fact, Helen checked a box on a line that read, “I do request an immigration judge,” asserting her legal right to have her custody reviewed. But, in early August, an unknown official handed Helen a legal document, a “Request for a Flores Bond Hearing,” which described a set of legal proceedings and rights that would have been difficult for Helen to comprehend. (“In a Flores bond hearing, an immigration judge reviews your case to determine whether you pose a danger to the community,” the document began.) On Helen’s form, which was filled out with assistance from officials, there is a checked box next to a line that says, “I withdraw my previous request for a Flores bond hearing.” Beneath that line, the five-year-old signed her name in wobbly letters.

Re-read this part:

On Helen’s form, which was filled out with assistance from officials, there is a checked box next to a line that says, “I withdraw my previous request for a Flores bond hearing.” Beneath that line, the five-year-old signed her name in wobbly letters.

A five-year old is asked to sign on a legal document, which itself is abhorrent.  And then that signature is used against her!

Read that report on how this current administration is treating Helen--and a number of other kinder--without any kindness.

The Bible-thumping, pro-life, pro-Jesus, Republicans are demonstrating that they don't care a shit about the English and German meanings of kinder. Maybe because it is not their own children, they don't care.  That lack of empathy is a complete annihilation of Jesus' words and actions.  As an atheist, I can claim that I am more Christian in my life than these awful people are! 

Brutus is an honourable man;. So are they all, all honourable men.