Abuser in Chief, Human Rights Council, Antar Davidson: 3 Stories You Should Read Today – 6/20/2018
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In the category of: That’s why it all feels so familiar.
The Language of the Trump Administration Is the Language of Domestic Violence
There has always been a sickening intimacy to Trump’s insults and cruelties, whether he was sexualizing his daughter or sexually humiliating and physically dominating Hillary Clinton during the second Presidential debate. For many observers, especially women, that debate—coming days after the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape—triggered a fight-or-flight response, unleashing their own memories of harassment and abuse. And, for many observers, especially parents, the news coverage of the atrocities being committed at the border in the name of American prosperity and security triggers a similar physiological response—except that this time the trigger is instantiated by sadistic, totalitarian force. (I cannot be the only mother of small children who slept on the floor of her kids’ room the night that “All In with Chris Hayes” reported on a baby seized from his parents, one week past his first birthday.) A slow, quiet terror continues to spread through the American populace. We are all being made into complicit bystanders in Trump’s violence. We are all members of Trump’s toxic, traumatizing family now.
In the category of: They might be better off without us.
U.S. Quits UN Human Rights Council, Saying It’s Anti-Israel
Haley took the lead on the decision Tuesday, as was made plain by the choreography of the announcement. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered brief remarks before she spoke, praising Haley and leaving it to her to announce the withdrawal.
Condemning the move, Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, a Democrat who serves on the Foreign Relations Committee, said the decision “sends a clear message that the Trump administration does not intend to lead the world when it comes to human rights.”
The withdrawal was met with praise from Republican lawmakers including Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In the category of: Sometimes you just can’t get paid enough.
This Migrant Child Detention Center Worker Quit After Being Told To Stop Siblings From Hugging
“I realized, because of the way that things were going, there would be more situations that would arise in which I was asked to do things I thought were immoral.”
Davidson added that he had initially felt he was doing good work at the detention center under the previous immigration policies, which had been in place for several years. He had also initiated new programs and had opportunities to mentor children.
“When I received this order [not to allow the siblings to hug], I realized, because of the way that things were going, there would be more situations that would arise in which I was asked to do things I thought were immoral,” he said.
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