How can the debates continue

[G_j]

while children are being criminally abused at this very moment, by THIS country? It just feels wrong that anything be carried on ‘as usual’.

I fantasize about all the candidates issuing a group statement.

[malaise]

1. Agree

but the corporate media have other ideas

[Wounded Bear]

2. Because if we don't continue with business "as usual" they win...

[G_j]

4. I see it quite differently

I think all of the candidates uniting together in stating they will postpone business as usual until every camp and facility is inspected and every child’s welfare is guaranteed.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Apparently you do...

but I think we have a lot of work to do, in addition to trying to help the kids in the short term. We have to help them in the long term and shutting down the whole democratic process helps nobody except the Repubs. Better to continue the election process and bring up this matter as often as possible in a venue that people might actually watch.

[we can do it]

3. So who helps the kids if we give up?

[G_j]

5. who said give up?

An absolute demand to attend to the children is what I’m talking about.

[Javaman]

7. because if we don't continue to argue for democracy, then nothing will ever happen...

...to help those children and adults.

if we abdicate our responsibility as a democracy to the orange loudmouth asshole in the room, then there will only be one voice and it will be his. and nothing at all will change.

we have the debates to bring attention to this very real horrific issue to a national stage, which takes away the orange assholes ability to control the narrative.

the more people watch, the more people will realize what hell is going on down there and we have a better change to help the people there.

it should be on the news 24/7 but it's not, so a platform at the debates is our best chance to have something done.

we have to use all means to bring attention to this issue and one of those means is via the debates.