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ShazzieB

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3. The way I see it, we seniors have a LOT to lose.

Reply to Bmoboy (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 07:29 PM

Mar 2025

A lot of us seniors will be out on the street in no time if our social security and/or Medicare are messed with, and we're scared as hell. I'm sure that's motivating a lot of the seniors who are turning up at town halls and protests.

We worked all our lives to EARN these benefits, and a lot of us need them to stay alive. We're sure as hell not going to take this crap lying down!!!!!

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Lots of gray haired folks at protests and MAGA town halls [View all] Bmoboy Mar 2025 OP

Well, when republicans keep bringing up social security all of the time, what do they think? That we're just SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #1

This orangecrush Mar 2025 #19

Maybe, but if retired, it's easier to attend rallies. Nt spooky3 Mar 2025 #2

Maybe a bdamomma Mar 2025 #5

no fear of losing a job, too Skittles Mar 2025 #8

Yup. No job, no school, and no kids at home. Mariana Mar 2025 #15

The way I see it, we seniors have a LOT to lose. ShazzieB Mar 2025 #3

Absolutely gilligan Mar 2025 #11

Thank you! ShazzieB Mar 2025 #21

If/when I go to a protest, I'm taking a walker Maeve Mar 2025 #4

In Florida, gray haired majority, we raise hell because we've been around long enough to know--this ain't normal. Timeflyer Mar 2025 #6

In Florida, most of the gray haired people voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 2025 #18

True, we might be the minority in this blazing red laboratory of autocracy, but we have small victories, Timeflyer Mar 2025 #24

It's the gray haired folks who lived through the Civil Rights movement, Stonewall, Ms. Toad Mar 2025 #7

I'm never forgetting brave people who spoke truth to power. usonian Mar 2025 #9

Check out this video from Grassley's town hall flamingdem Mar 2025 #10

Where are the young people? Mariana Mar 2025 #17

Hey, us old and gray haired folk have lived through it all!!!!! And now gawd damn it were sick of it..... a kennedy Mar 2025 #12

What a surprise. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #13

Or maybe more of us are retired and don't have kids at home. Mariana Mar 2025 #14

I Would Add Baron2024 Mar 2025 #16

We remember the 60s Retrograde Mar 2025 #20

Well maybe some of us remember Conjuay Mar 2025 #22

Go silver sisters and brothers 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Meowmee Mar 2025 #23