Thanks, Red Hen, for kicking Sarah out

MICHAEL A. COHEN

... It’s not because we should ostracize those with whom we have political and ideological differences. Rather, it’s that there is a moral and humanitarian crisis unfolding on the nation’s southern border. Protesting and ultimately undoing this barbarism must take precedent over the kind of political civility that we should all take for granted in a normal, functioning democracy ...

... America today is not a normal, functioning democracy. Differences of opinion over the separation policy are not like disagreements over tax policy or health care. Forcibly removing children as young as three months from their parents is a policy of vile brutality; of prejudice and dehumanization; and it shocks the conscience — or at least it should. There are not two sides here. There is right and there is wrong — and Sarah Sanders is on the wrong side.

We’ve been through these situations before — slavery, Jim Crow, bigotry toward the LGBT community, war, and torture. Those moments, like now, demanded that citizens make their voices heard in protest. To not speak up; to not shame those, like Sanders, who are aiding and abetting this barbarism is to remain silent in the face of inhumanity — and that’s frankly un-American in a country that prides itself on freedom of speech ...

... Wilkinson and her staff weren’t thinking about the slippery slope of misbehavior that might come from her action. They were ordinary citizens who felt that their conscience demanded something be done to register their revulsion with a woman who is enabling wickedness on a daily basis. Good for them, and good for any American who has the courage to stand up and say “not in my name.”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/06/25/thanks-red-hen-for-kicking-out-sarah-huckabee-sanders/LrZ8CyqZvwtXkV6K7Cp3HN/story.html