2016 Postmortem

renate

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39. welcome to DU, and I hope you'll stay

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 04:46 AM

Dec 2016

I agree. If my baby needed medicine that I was unable to provide, that would certainly be my #1 priority. Especially in a great country like this, that has so many resources, nobody should go without medicine, for God's sake. That's obscene.

Is it not possible to do both? To stop lynchings and to provide medicine for your baby? Because that would, to me anyway, seem ideal. Is there any reason for the two concerns to be incompatible? I don't think there is.

I'm genuinely curious about the thought process behind certain people's votes for hatred and exclusion being more important to them, on a personal level, than shared sacrifice. Especially for those whose income means that they would actually benefit from others' sacrifices. I don't want anybody to go to bed hungry whether they voted for Trump or not. Suffering is suffering and the less of it the better.

And I feel truly. deeply, genuinely sad for people whose lives and opinions are influenced more by hatred of others than by the desire for the welfare of oneself and one's own family. My goodness. I can't even imagine how awful it must be to be ruled by such an ugly, angry emotion. It's so sad.

I think your post is very thoughtful and I would really like to hear more from you.

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I have asked this question several times and haven't gotten anything like a response [View all] dsc Dec 2016 OP

They are lost but their kids aren't. TXCritter Dec 2016 #1

Yep hueymahl Dec 2016 #3

to an extent that is a fair point dsc Dec 2016 #4

yes. Obama lost yOung white voters JI7 Dec 2016 #30

Yes, I have said this before too. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2016 #32

They believe they are the deserveds not one of them freeloaders repubs boston bean Dec 2016 #2

true that dsc Dec 2016 #5

I live in Kentucky and can answer that one. leftofcool Dec 2016 #6

no that isn't correct dsc Dec 2016 #7

Ams the fact they want medicaid funded through block grants to the states. Their regular boston bean Dec 2016 #8

Not according to those who live in Clay County leftofcool Dec 2016 #27

there are stats on these things dsc Dec 2016 #29

There will be dramatic cut backs to mental health care also.........good article.. Iwish there riversedge Dec 2016 #34

gee what a shock dsc Dec 2016 #35

Rebs have put Medicare and Medicaid on the chopping block with the ACA. rogue emissary Dec 2016 #9

Doesn't the Kentucky health plan have a cute-sy name? KYnect? MADem Dec 2016 #19

That was my understanding too mcar Dec 2016 #42

White identity and ignorance. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #10

But they think THEIR Medicaid won't be cut PossiblePasts Dec 2016 #11

This seems simplistic, but I think it's possible that they didn't know enough about the candidates' TwilightZone Dec 2016 #12

You just nailed it. leftofcool Dec 2016 #28

This RobinA Dec 2016 #40

I think just didn't believe it would affect them if Oabamcare was overturned Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #43

That's possible, too. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #46

You don't get responses because we are threatened explicitly with account suspension closeupready Dec 2016 #13

But they didn't truly understand the ramifications. They've been manipulated JCanete Dec 2016 #14

I Think The Guy RobinA Dec 2016 #41

yes, exactly. nt JCanete Dec 2016 #45

the Fux gnewz effect. brainwashing their minds clean of unity. divivd & conquer. pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #15

You know the answer ohheckyeah Dec 2016 #16

What percentage of those on Mediciad actually voted? Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #17

Why do you assume they voted because of hatred of any given groups? NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #18

they voted for Bashear who had a pretty bad record on gay rights dsc Dec 2016 #20

I don't know either... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #22

It's a good question mcar Dec 2016 #21

they are unreachable at this point. mopinko Dec 2016 #23

This lunasun Dec 2016 #24

They are too ill informed (stupid) to vote in their selfish self interest interests CajunBlazer Dec 2016 #25

Between having a poorly educated populace and Docreed2003 Dec 2016 #26

Yep, here in SC it's that way too, raccoon Dec 2016 #48

These are the voters the GOP have engineered RonniePudding Dec 2016 #31

You neither can nor need to win every country but those kind of margins aren't sustainable TheKentuckian Dec 2016 #33

A response nfla Dec 2016 #36

Welcome to du. Which of these beliefs do you hold? uppityperson Dec 2016 #37

What is the leftist policy on immigration? Who gets free healthcare? tenderfoot Dec 2016 #38

welcome to DU, and I hope you'll stay renate Dec 2016 #39

You're a conservative? What are you doing here? nt raccoon Dec 2016 #49

we encourage new voters, and challenge all voter disenfranchisement laws La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #44

Sorry, I was too busy trying to reach out to the Nazi and Klan voters. Iggo Dec 2016 #47