We now have a name for it – Separátocide – The forced separation of children from parent(s) and the caging of children.
The horrific images of traumatized children being separated and imprisoned in cages left many Americans shocked and empty – beyond sorrow.
Citizens began to recognize the politicized fraudulent ideology of the past . . . “solving the immigrant question”.
No, it was not the 1940s but America in the 21st Century.
Why has it been so hard for human beings historically to admit the TRUTH?
Is it our social-cultural-political-religious ego, our propensity to believe that “right is right and we are always right?”
Is it that the TRUTH reflects and reveals our constructed flawed identities?
Seriously, what is it about us that draws us to deviate from veracity with options, even when the TRUTH is staring back?
Athletics and sports are part of our social-cultural matrix. They are our communal national passion. We love our sports and marvel at human athleticism.
Can we, connect our fanaticism with athletics to our responsibilities to our Democracy as citizens?
Can we turn March Madness to a daily passion to enhance the quality of life, inclusivity and equity for each fan and citizen?
History beckons us to do so.
How different would it be if your child was mine and mine yours?
How much more or less frail, innocent and vulnerable would each be?
How much more or less would each deserve to be loved?
How much more or less do we love each other’s children?
Human beings who suffer from the disease of anti-Semitism, racism and other social phobias lack the capacity and ability to acknowledge other’s humanity.
Dr. Salk and Dr. Sabin did not develop the polio vaccines to only save Jewish children.
I guess that for some, a “love supreme” is not reciprocal.