He Served His Country And Voted For Trump. Now He Has Regrets.
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Anthony Muro helped other vets through his dream job at the VA. Now he frets over the future of veteran health care as Trump cuts government agencies.

Summary

Anthony Muro, a Marine veteran and former VA hospital worker, regrets voting for Trump after being fired amid sweeping government cuts led by Elon Musk.

Muro was one of 25,000 probationary (new) federal employees terminated, including 1,700 VA workers. Despite court orders deeming the firings unlawful, he remains on administrative leave.

Muro criticizes Trump’s efficiency drive as harmful to veterans, saying cuts damage morale and care quality.

Many VA staff and veterans fear reduced services and long-term impacts on healthcare. Muro hopes to continue helping veterans despite his uncertain future.

  • Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee
    9·
    6 days ago

    Were not going to find ways to reach this aging population. Short of bringing back all the small town news papers and removing Sinclair from local news station, nothing will help them. They let the world pass them by and now they will rage at how much their lives suck until they enter the next phase of the human lifecycle. You can’t save them and frankly I think peoples efforts are better spent on literally anything else.

    • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      6 days ago

      You certainly won’t save any if you don’t try. Personally I have saved a few. It’s not easy. And there’s definitely some work to put in. But moments of heavy cognitive dissonance like this. Are the perfect time to reach out and put in the work.

      • Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee
        9·
        6 days ago

        Personally I’m focused more on pulling young men out of the manosphere, I don’t imagine most of these dinosaurs will make it to the next election cycle. If it’s rewarding keep up the good work I guess.

        • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          6 days ago

          Both are absolutely things worth doing. With a lot of overlap ironically. Though it’s going to be some time till any other generation surpasses the boomers etc. Still another decade or two. Definitely a bit early to write them off.

          • Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee
            2·
            6 days ago

            I think two decades is generous, a lot of this cohort doesn’t take care of themselves especially with the cuts in social security, medicaid, and general social services.

            I’ve never had success changing the viewpoint of a boomer other than perhaps my parents

            • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              6 days ago

              There is still silent generation out there kicking. Hell a lot of them are serving in federal government. You’d be surprised. And while they would be more than fine screwing over xers like myself. They will try to generally take care of their power base. Which has traditionally been the Boomers. They are the ones that fell Hook Line and Sinker for that morning in America bullshit.

              • Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee
                2·
                6 days ago

                Yea that’s true but I personally won’t waste my breath on them. I get a couple conspiracy theorists in my store from time to time and i do my best to challenge their bullshit, but i can see it going in one ear and out the other.

                They all parrot the same podcast talking points like fucking NPCs, “california is wasting water all for one tiny fish!” Sir its called a river etc