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Iamscrewed

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Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 12:08 PM

Apr 27

This has disturbing possibilities for ending very bad.

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Trump admin brainstorms aggressive tactics to clear homeless camps in cities and forcibly hospitalize people, report [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 27 OP

So ... let's 'concentrate' all of them into, you know ... AZJonnie Apr 27 #1

... BumRushDaShow Apr 27 #2

In Nazi Germany, the first killed were the old, mentally & physically disabled... NotHardly Apr 27 #13

And the homosexuals. Dixiegrrrl Apr 27 #24

Stunning krkaufman Apr 27 #19

It most certainly does, and it is absolutely sickening AZJonnie Apr 27 #21

There are only facilities and staff for a fraction of moniss Apr 27 #3

Exactly! Wuddles440 Apr 27 #6

Maybe one day they will create places to live instead of having to play clean up constantly and stuff? Brainfodder Apr 27 #4

No simple fix Blackjackdavey Apr 27 #5

I think that would be fascist in its own way. NH Ethylene Apr 27 #28

like the clearing out of the bonus marchers during hoovers admin... Javaman Apr 27 #7

Just more horseshit and gunsmoke, fear mongering IMO. Magoo48 Apr 27 #22

My aren't you the charmer. Javaman Apr 27 #25

And they're gonna pay for this, how? ananda Apr 27 #8

There are already very few TDO beds already. underpants Apr 27 #33

You sound like you understand the issue. ananda Apr 27 #34

"Vagrants" "animals" "poisoning the blood of our nation" "not human" EarthFirst Apr 27 #9

"so that order can be restored" Nigrum Cattus Apr 27 #10

"involuntary hospitalization? "mental illnesses?" Grins Apr 27 #11

I can think of one individual to start with. Individual 1. n/t the nelm Apr 27 #14

History Iamscrewed Apr 27 #12

How about making the economy more equitable? not fooled Apr 27 #15

If he stops birthright citizenship... Mawspam2 Apr 27 #16

What can we do? maxrandb Apr 27 #17

The "Nut House"... BurnDoubt Apr 27 #18

This is an extremely complex issue, and ... BurnDoubt Apr 27 #20

I lived near a State Mental Hospital in southern Calif during Reagan years. Had friends studying to be care providers Attilatheblond Apr 27 #30

Reagan having closed down the "asylums" starting when he was governor, where the hell will they be housed? Hekate Apr 27 #23

El Salvador, is my guess. LisaL Apr 27 #29

They will tell us what to read, what to think, how to behave bucolic_frolic Apr 27 #26

My guess is we end up with something like giving tratment and hospitalization to people who need it SSJVegeta Apr 27 #27

Since when is this a federal issue? VMA131Marine Apr 27 #31

From the OP BumRushDaShow Apr 27 #32

"(or were an uncooperative wife, for that matter).".... electric_blue68 Apr 28 #35

There are (but not enough) Mental Health Housing Programs... electric_blue68 Apr 28 #36