The uprising will come! 88 million Americans on Medicare and CHIP, 66m on Medicaid, 66m on SS, 19m military and vets.

[Doodley]

Trump is installing callous idiots who are wholly unqualified and will undermine all of these folks.
We have no excuse for not celebrating gains in 24 months time.

[Yavin4]

1. And Fox News will run 24/7 propaganda pointing to some marginalized group as the cause of their pain

And most of the people getting these benefits will believe it and vote Republican.

[Doodley]

2. I forgot! We should just give in and accept America is lost.

[Yavin4]

7. In some respects, yes.

In our lifetimes, America won't change to what we want it to be, to what it could be. The only hope is generational change, massive demographic shifts, new political alliances, but these things won't happen in 2 or 4 years. These things won't happen for a generation or two.

[Doodley]

12. We (Democratic lawmakers and their advocates) need to find ways to ensure our messages are heard.

[Yavin4]

14. They are heard. They just do not care.

You cannot change a generational mindset.

[Doodley]

15. So, no hope then? Why even have a Democratic Party?

[qazplm135]

3. Definitely worried

I'm going to lose my military disability pay.

Gonna have to hope there are Senate or three or so House Republicans who say no.

[Doodley]

5. My wife is on Social Security disability. If we lost that, we would be fucked.

[Traildogbob]

6. Who was the

Texas Rep yesterday saying if Trump says jump, we will all jump? How many are totally in line with that, or may only exposers concern like Romney and Collins, but just allow it to happen?

[Traildogbob]

8. And I bet

You, just like me, every time I am at the VA, am sickened by how many trump stickers are on vehicles of patients, or how many inside are fully garbed out in China trump attire.

[qazplm135]

9. Well I use Tricare

Not the VA. But I'm sure.

[Doodley]

10. This is true, but take away their benefits.....

[leftstreet]

4. Excellent opportunity for the Democrats to push Medicare for All

Not just campaign on it, actually introduce legislation then, when it's rejected, suggest Trump supporters contact their representatives

[Doodley]

11. Yes, and the moral case should be made. "We are saving and improving lives. Taking away healthcare kills."

[Emile]

13. It will all be the fault of Democrats after the right-wing

Propaganda machine is done pointing their fingers.

[Hekate]

16. As I tried to explain to a county commission I once served on, management just DEFUNDS things...

Quietly, and with regretful faces, they gradually find other uses for the money, and then it turns out that there’s no more money for whatever it is you valued and wanted — like Social Security.

Why start a war when you can just — run out of money?