“Ya’ll gotta fight! Ya’ll Gotta take a stand [against funding the wall]. This ain’t for Democrats this is for the people!” DeRon said.

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As for what he would say to Trump?

“Man, are you even human?,” he responded.

Unfortunately, that’s all too human.

Some humans are selfish. Many value power over the suffering of others. And inflicting intentional pain on African American as part of an anti-immigrant political agenda is as human as it is inhumane.

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The question is, will the humanity of the Republicans members of Congress finally win out and end this shutdown? I’m not optimistic but in the meantime at least it looks like people are getting ready for a long fight.