Today, we’re igniting a movement called THE GREY UPRISING. The actions of this rogue Republican Administration will not stand.
WE SENIORS HAVE GREAT UNTAPPED POWER. Forget the fear.
We call our adult children, our nieces and nephews, and say the magic words:
“Honey, good news! I’m moving in with YOU!”
If we lose SOCIAL SECURITY, we are living with you. We’re bringing our two suitcases, our little ankle biter dogs, our big dogs with annoying habits, and our CPAPs. We need beds with electrical outlets and lots of room in the medicine cabinet. WE ARE COMING!
“You know you love little Fredo, your canine sibling, with lungs like a fire engine. She’s a great watch dog! You won’t need that Ring thingy and all those cameras.”
We need to act now. Our fore-bearers came to this country so they wouldn’t have to take in their parents, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. This will be over. We’ll be back in the old country. Good times!
If the government ends MEDICARE, we are all showing up at our local ERs with a line out the door, past the ambulance bays, into the street, and down the block to be seen for hemorrhoids, infected toenails, heart palpitations, arthritic knees, sky high blood pressure, bleeding ulcerations, and a bunch of other old people diseases. WE’RE SHOWING UP AND SHUTTING THE SYSTEM DOWN. Firefighters will spend all their time picking us up, reviving us, and finding a bed.
Without shelter, we’ll be using the GREY BRICK tactic. We’ll heave bricks into windows and offer our skinny little wrists to the police for manacles.
“Take me to jail! I want three squares, a roof over my head, and basic medical. What crime do I gotta commit?”
We’ll start the GREY CRIME PROTEST MOVEMENT. We’ll gather in action cells, with our bingo groups, mahjong friends, knitting circles, and poker clubs and head for the Safeways, Walmarts, and Fred Meyers. We’ll shoplift our saltines, canned soups, beer, wine, and Girl Scout cookies!
We’ll fill up the jails asking questions like:
“Where do I plug in my CPAP?”
“Where’s my teeth?”
“Where’s my wife?”
“I need a softer bunk.”
“Where do I sign up for the kosher meals?”
Regular criminals will hate us, begging not to be put in a cell with old people snoring, belching, farting, and fighting over who’s turn it is to use the toilet.
The mafia and cartels, who have the real influence in Congress, will get involved. “Get these old people out of the jails!”
The entire country will beg to reinstate these programs, on their knees, across the country. Picture it!
We lived through the 60s. We know cells, direct action, and civil disobedience. We know the power of the people.
We will not lose Social Security and Medicare! We’re taking action now.
WE’VE GOT THEM BY THE BOCCE BALLS!
