Cut the Lifeline, Then Blame the Drowning
They’re not fixing anything. They’re making it easier to disappear.
🧠 The Gist
The Trump administration’s latest executive order allows states to forcibly institutionalize people with mental illness or addiction—even if they haven’t committed a crime. At the same time, it pushes deep cuts to Medicaid, the primary way millions of low-income Americans access mental health care.
This isn’t about offering help—it’s about removing people from sight.
They’re calling it “compassion.”
But it looks a lot more like containment.
“War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.”
— Inscription on the Ministry of Truth, Orwell’s 1984
Today we could add a fourth:
“Compassion is Confinement.”
That’s the quiet slogan behind the Trump administration’s new executive order on “Ending Crime and Disorder.” On paper, it says help. In practice, it means removal—locking people up for being sick, poor, or visibly struggling.
👉 This isn’t a safety net—it’s a snare.
