Pick A Lane!

    Hypocrisy – a pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude. Pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs of principles, that one does not really possess.

        “People who are pro-life believe that all humans, including the unborn, have a right to life. For this reason, they believe abortion is wrong and that it is murder.”

     It is time to pick a lane! It is time to take a stand. Or better, it’s time to stand up for your assertions. As a fellow human being, I will always defend your right to hold whatever beliefs you have and won’t argue with you over them. What I will argue with you about, however, is if you proclaim that you are pro-life but are keeping silent about the treatment of the “detainees” at our southern border. In particular the children who are being forced to endure appalling conditions.

     This isn’t a political talking point and shouldn’t be. It’s a human issue, a humanitarian issue. Hearing the next head of the department in charge of handling the “issues” that have arisen at the border detention centers say he “looked in the eyes of three and five year olds and older children and discerned they were all future Mexican gang members and should be kept right where they are” is terrifying when you consider he holds the key to their future care and well-being. They’re children. We all should care about their well-being, their health, their living conditions. 

     Being pro-life means all life, all humans, not just the unborn. Allowing anyone to be mistreated, abused, and neglected is wrong. And it’s wrong not to speak out, not to speak up, not to make your voice heard.

     To turn and look the other way because you believe the garbage the media churns out about illegals taking jobs, using up resources meant for tax paying Americans, exhausting benefits only people born in this country have the right to, is wrong. You cannot take in a pro-life stand but only in certain circumstances, or when it serves you. Pro-life is pro-life, all life, not only the unborn.

     Reuniting these children with family should be the highest priority. Giving them proper care with qualified care-givers should be a high priority.  Housing them temporarily while they wait to be reunited with family in clean, appropriate quarters is essential. We feed our pets better and with more consideration than we do these child detainees.

     Americans spend Billion$ (with a B) on food, treats, toys, medical treatment and clothes for our pets. Yet we turn a blind eye to what is happening on the border choosing to believe instead these “aliens” are somehow a threat and don’t deserve humane treatment.

     Pick a lane. Make a decision, even if it isn’t popular, even if it diverges from what your family or friends may think and feel. We cry when we see ads on TV for more humane treatment of animals chained outside without food or water; dirty, sick and frightened. With tears blurring our vision, we pledge money to help care for these vulnerable beings’ rescue and care. We adopt rescued animals to give them a warm, safe home and the love they deserve. Can’t we extend that compassion to children only seeking safety and a better life than they left behind? We can’t allow this inhumane treatment to continue. Not in the United States that I grew up in. Make your voice heard.