The Problem We All
Live With is a 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell that appeared on the cover of
The Saturday Evening Post. It depicts Ruby Bridges, a six year old African
American girl on her way to William Frantz Elementary School ,
an all white school, on November 14, 1960, during the New Orleans
Although her walk
to school occurred more than six years after the landmark Brown v. Board of
Education case was decided, colored people in America Greensboro Mississippi Selma , Alabama
August 6,
1965.
As of today, 32
states have voter ID laws, which are nothing more than thinly veiled attempts
to discourage voting by minorities, who tend to vote for Democrats. 7 of those
states now require a photo ID in order to vote. The excuse for these laws is to
reduce voter fraud, which is virtually non-existent in this country.
The editorial
cartoon shown above was published by Steve Benson of the Arizona Republic
The majority of
the people in the current wave of asylum seekers come from the Central American
countries of Guatamala , Honduras , and El Salvador
The current
inhumane practice of separating parents from their children was instituted on
April 1. Although it was announced by Jeff Sessions, it was actually the
brainchild of senior advisor Stephen Miller, who also wrote Trump’s dystopian
inauguration speech, as well as Trump’s Muslim bans.
The vast majority
of the people in this country, on both sides of the aisle, recognize that the
current process of separating parents from their children is inhumane, and
should be stopped immediately. However, as Laurie Roberts pointed out in
today’s column, there are a surprising number of people who fully support
Trump’s policy. In view of the fact that 62 million people voted for a man who
every major newspaper in the country said was unfit for office, perhaps that
should not be e surprise after all.
Ironically,
January 20 is World Refuge Day, which was created by the United Nations on
December 4, 2000, and effective June 17, 2001, which happened to be the 50th
anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
Ultimately, the date was changed to June20 in order to coincide with Africa
Refuge Day, which was celebrated on June 20.
Although Pope
Francis has long been a supporter of refuges (and gotten criticism for it) the
Roman Catholic Church, under Pius X, instituted the World Day of Migrants and
Refugees in 1914.
The advantage of
having a free press is that the glare of publicity can sometimes reverse
policies that are clearly not in the public’s interest. The New York Times
recently interviewed Stephen Miller, but did not air the interview at the
request of the White House. Then, earlier today, Trump signed an executive
order halting the administration’s policy of separating migrant families
detained at the border because “I didn’t like the sight of it”.
No shit, Donald.
Neither did we.
The problem that
we all live with, of course, is political.
However, starting in November of this year, the voters of this country
can start to solve the problem by electing the right people to positions of
power in this country. It may take until 2020, but the excesses of the most
corrupt administration in our country’s history will eventually catch up to
Donald Trump, and he will no longer be in power.
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