Requiem

 I am so grateful I was able to live nearly all of my adult life in the golden age of American democracy, enlightenment, and leadership in the world. I am so sorry for my children and grandchildren, who will now have to endure a future full of conflict and strife as white nationalism attempts to keep the multi-racial demographic shift and their control from happening. Democracy has met the enemy, and it is us.

The electorate has revealed itself. We are a fascist country as the rule of Trump and Project 2025 take over. ..whether we like being called it or not. Trump and/or Project 2025 have already attempted, advocated, proposed, or threatened these fascist-like policies.

Here is how it worked in Hungary in this century and in other fascist countries in our history. The problem is nearly all fascist countries in our era are mostly racially and religiously homogeneous. How that works in America with large and active groups of minorities who see themselves becoming majorities by 2040 is why attempting to make the fascist template work in America portends chaos and strife.

Tolerance of others who are different from us is no longer a national value. Civil rights are to be ignored and not protected.

The rule of a person, immune from legal constraints, takes the place of the rule of law. Interpretation of law becomes whatever leader Trump says it is. The control of the voting process is tightly controlled, including access and how the vote is counted.

People can no longer protest the actions of Trump policies they oppose by voting in free and fair elections since Trump, the ruler, can use the power of prosecution to shape who can have their votes counted.

The government exists to perpetuate and favor certain groups of people in power, in this case, the very wealthy and the slim white majority who swear allegiance to their particular version of a religion.

Only messages on social media extolling the leader are to be respected. The conveyors of opposition messages, the press, and TV are to be delicensed or otherwise financially disadvantaged.

Foreign alliances exist to support the interests of Trump and his supporters. Favoring democracies elsewhere is no longer part of the foreign policy objectives. Otherwise, the nation is disengaged from alliances that call for mutual defense.

Trade is a tool to generate national income through tariffs.

Financial policies and preference is given only to those who have demonstrated their loyalty to Trump

The military is a legitimate tool used to suppress opposition to the policies of Trump.

Women are to return to their traditional roles of taking care of children, bearing them, dying while bearing them, church, and the kitchen....while working for lower wages and inferior positions to males.

Allegiance to America means allegiance to Trump.

The way to succeed in a fascist country is to keep your political views to yourself, your head down, and shut up.

Why I am not surprised older women are voting for Harris

I am one of the over 65 generations of voters, and I have been listening to pundits expressing surprise that we old ladies are voting for Harris.  In the past, that group leaned GOP. I am not at all surprised, and I have been tracking the shift of that important block of voters on this blog. Here is why: go to  MUFTIC FORUM BLOG: Seniors, once reliable Republicans, are becoming Democrats

The puzzling rejection of facts by the MAGA electorate.

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Killing Obamacare, a last minute issue affecting 45 million people

 Speaker Mike Johnson just promised massive changes to Obamacare with seven days to go and most Americans  will not have a chance to consider  this. Democrat candidate for the House need to grab it and run and demand their opponents tell what they plan.  

A last minute sleeper issue affecting 45 million people. https:/ut /www.nbcnews.com/.../speaker-johnson-criticizes... What are the massive reforms? Chances are that those with pre-existing conditions will be the victims among other.Whatever the GOP does, it will be to the advantage of big pharma and health insurers. Be very afraid all those on Obamacare now. Trump only hints he has a concept, but if he is afraid to give details, they probably would be political suicide if he dared Here is what is probable. It is a reproduction of a prior blog posting of mine May 27, 2024.

The Democratic National Committee came up with a list of Trumpisms spouting how he plans to destroy affordable health care.  That one issue seems to get eclipsed by others, such as abortion and democracy, but the issue of affordable health care cuts across many more demographics, sex, age, and middle-class income. "Across coverage groups, a total of 45 million Americans are enrolled in coverage related to the ACA, the highest total on record. This represents 14.1 million more people enrolled than in 2021 (a 46% increase) and 32.5 million more people enrolled than in 2014 (a 258% increase, or more than triple).Mar 22, 2024"    https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/a1e8128c1b9996fd5a7eb98d0860d572/aspe-2023-race-ethnicity-marketplace.pdf

In Celebration of 10 Years of ACA Marketplaces, the Biden ...

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While I am usually reluctant to quote a political party's press releases, I thought this one used Trump's own words against him.  I think this issue has legs and I hope during the upcoming campaign, it gets more exposure.  Like the ending of Roe v Wade, most voters don't get the message in advance of its ending until the dirty deed is done, and all of a sudden, the access door is slammed shut in their faces. The only thing left for those who sound alarms left to say is "I told you so".  Chicken little warnings often get dismissed as "the sky is falling" hysteria.  In this case, it really could fall in when it concerns the ability to get health care to cover pre-existing conditions. afford premiums, and give a vehicle for 45 million to pay for it via Obama care. 

From the DNC release with links to sources     https://democrats.org/news/trump-on-the-aca-donald-trumps-plan-for-affordable-health-care-is-getting-rid-of-it-entirely/

Trump: “We’ve really decimated Obamacare.”

“We’ve done a great job, but we’re going to be getting rid of it entirely.”  

As Trump pledges to repeal the ACA in a second term, here’s a recap of some of the most egregious statements he’s made about killing the program:

Daily Beast: “Trump Revives Plan to Dismantle Obamacare if Elected in 2024”

NBC: “Trump, by contrast, stood by his support for a lawsuit headed to the Supreme Court that seeks to invalidate Obamacare. The justices will hear the case one week after Election Day.

“‘I would like to terminate Obamacare, come up with a brand new, beautiful health care,’ Trump said at the debate, which was moderated by NBC News’ Kristen Welker.”

Trump: “Obamacare is a disaster. And I said, ‘We’re gonna do something about it.’”

Trump: “The cost of Obamacare is out of control, plus, it’s not good Healthcare. I’m seriously looking at alternatives. We had a couple of Republican Senators who campaigned for 6 years against it, and then raised their hands not to terminate it. It was a low point for the Republican Party, but we should never give up!”

Trump: “And what we’d like to do is totally kill [the ACA].”

The Hill: “In a Truth Social post, the leading GOP presidential candidate claimed he’s ‘seriously looking at alternatives’ to replace ObamaCare, and that the failure to repeal the health law in 2017 while he was in office was ‘a low point for the Republican Party.’” 

Trump does not care that the majority of Americans support access to affordable health care and protections for people with preexisting conditions.

Washington Post: “But what’s clear is that an effort to ‘terminate’ Obamacare is not something Americans are pining for. Not only were the GOP’s efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare during Trump’s term historically unpopular, but the law also appears to have gotten more popular since then. … And when politicians talk of ending health insurance for tens of millions of Americans, dropping coverage of preexisting conditions and cutting Obamacare’s Medicaid funding, things get even dicier.”

Reminder: Trump spent his entire presidency trying (and failing) to get rid of the ACA while making it harder for people to sign up for health care.

NPR: “The very day President Trump was sworn in — Jan. 20, 2017 — he signed an executive order instructing administration officials ‘to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay’ implementing parts of the Affordable Care Act, while Congress got ready to repeal and replace President Obama’s signature health law.” 

CNN: “Trump slashes funding that helps people sign up for Obamacare.”

NBC News: “Affirming its disdain for ‘Obamacare,’” the Trump administration on Thursday announced sharp cuts in programs promoting health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act for next year.

“Advertising will be cut from $100 million spent on 2017 sign-ups to $10 million, said Health and Human Services officials. Funding for consumer helpers called ‘navigators’ will also be cut, from $62.5 million for 2017, to $36.8 million for next year.”

The Hill: “Insurance Experts: ObamaCare Mandate Repeal Driving Premium Increases.”

New York Times: “The Trump administration said Saturday that it was suspending a program that pays billions of dollars to insurers to stabilize health insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act, a freeze that could increase uncertainty in the markets and drive up premiums this fall.”

NBC News: “Trump approved a surprise decision to push for the complete elimination of the Affordable Care Act in the courts. If it succeeds, millions of Americans will lose their private insurance or Medicaid coverage and the health care system would be thrown into chaos.”