Trump posted a new Game of Thrones-themed meme 5 hours ago, shortly after his "presser" with leaders of the Border Patrol union.
Twitter is having fun noting that the wall comes down in Season 7 of the show, but there's a more important way you should think about this... /1
Twitter is having fun noting that the wall comes down in Season 7 of the show, but there's a more important way you should think about this... /1
The Border Patrol union in 2016 opened their podcast called "The Green Line" by playing the oath taken by the Night's Watch in Game of Thrones.
The implication--obviously--is that Border Patrol agents view themselves as akin to the Night's Watch. /2
The implication--obviously--is that Border Patrol agents view themselves as akin to the Night's Watch. /2
In describing why he left DHS over Trump's family separation policy, @scottshuchart perfectly explains why it's disturbing that the Border Patrol identifies with "a band of warrior monks" sworn "to protect a magical kingdom from an army of ice zombies." washingtonpost.com/news/postevery… /3
"If federal law enforcement agents see Central American children as the moral equivalent of the frozen undead, we can’t expect them to understand intuitively how to detain and process them humanely without training, guidance and leadership." /4
So I'm happy to chuckle for a second about him using a meme about the wall when we know the wall came down in the show.
But mostly I'm thinking about how this further reveals the insidious influence that dehumanizing rhetoric and ideas have on inhumane policies and practices. /5
But mostly I'm thinking about how this further reveals the insidious influence that dehumanizing rhetoric and ideas have on inhumane policies and practices. /5
For more on how dehumanizing language can lead to very dark places, see this excellent oped by Emile Bruneau at @Beyond_Conflict /6 washingtonpost.com/news/postevery…
This is a great addition by @ThePlumLineGS /7
