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A War on Kindness: How Trump’s America Is Destroying Lives
In Florida, compassion came at the cost of a teacher’s job
In Florida, a teacher was fired after 11 years of service. Her crime? Using a student’s preferred name without seeking the parents’ permission. A small act of recognition — something as simple as calling a child by the name they felt reflected who they are — cost her her job.
The parents complained, the administration folded, and just like that, Mrs. Calhoun, who dared to center empathy over paperwork, was shown the door.
But this isn’t just about one teacher or one name. It’s about a nation where kindness is being systematically dismantled. It’s about how in Trump’s America, decency is treated as disobedience — especially when it dares to challenge the conservative moral order.
This case isn’t an isolated one. Just a month ago, a teacher in Idaho was forced to take down a rainbow-colored “Everyone is Welcome Here” sign from her classroom. The sign didn’t mention race, gender, or sexuality, it simply said that…
