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Visibility Brigade's avatar

Anat, this was very illuminating. Thank you and the VB movement will do its part in being good messengers!

Bonnie's avatar

Is this where we’re discussing the message for next week about camps?

A Glass-1/8th-Full Perspective's avatar

How about this for a perspective to add to our fight?

They want us to go nose to nose but look what happens when we discover our true reality by going wallet to wallet instead. We realize that we’re all suffering equally unless we’re part of the 1%. We need to be #PolarOppositePatriots demanding the restoration of an honorable democracy. Our patriotism MUST be stronger than the philosophical differences between us.

Annette Magyar's avatar

But will the kids get our letters?

Anat Shenker-Osorio's avatar

Realistically, probably not. But the idea is another TACTIC to keep the kids in people's faces. Specifically, having people take selfie videos (if you're comfortable!) or take a still shot of your letter and post this to socials. If many people did this and there was a "Write to Kids in Camps" sort of thing, THAT could trend. We are always (sadly) in a battle to keep people's attention on a topic and thus need to come up with ways to do it.

Annette Magyar's avatar

Thank you for your reply. This interview was sooo helpful

J Green's avatar

As a German having been taught our history over and over, I one hundred percent agree with your statements. I’m incredibly distraught seeing this playing out in plain sight. I cannot put in words how learning in school about the atrocities that were committed in Germany made me feel as a teenager. I never thought I would live to see this happening again.

Shell Payton's avatar

Concentration camps is what they are! Thank you! Remember how this worked out in 1939? It is going to work out the same, except far worse

Holly Blakeslee's avatar

"Abducting and abusing our children to line their own pockets - they are profiting off being predators."

Lulu Fraser's avatar

How did the letters get out of Dilley?

Barbara Epperson's avatar

AND there are approximately 70,000 people in the concentration camps right now!

Barbara Epperson, PhD

JBR's avatar

Who do you think the leading spokespersons are against the abuses and lies, the cost to the American public of these things, theft of public resources and ways to respond? Seems fragmented and not coherent. Its like a firehouse of outragws but as a matter of politics, the responses should be repeated via a clear, well regarded national voice. There are a million substacks, etc but not dominant, frequent, authoritative voice. There should also be an ongoing list of the abuses.

Holly Blakeslee's avatar

So succinct and informed. Thank you. The MAGA murder bill. The MAGA murder machine. Call it like it is, for sure. "You know who took your money??...The people with all the money..."

Storm 369's avatar

Going to share to help awareness

Sueki89's avatar

Anat is brilliant! I love her suggestions.

Bren's avatar

Great to see you two together!

MeganOfEarth's avatar

Would having Portland type celebrations outside of Dilly help? Like bringing joy? Frogs and Unicorns, all the inflatable critters?

Amphifa's avatar

EVERY SINGLE Dem candidate' & politician should watch this interview. Not heeding Anat's advice is political malfaesance.

Nevin Oliphant's avatar

Thanks for this discussion. The Fascist Republican Party has seized the government. They have taken the kidnapping and physical abuse of children out of the Epstein shadows into the broad daylight of ICE private prisons. And, the billionaires continue to make enormous profit inflicting misery on human beings, from infants to the elderly.