Aug
29
I turned on talk radio for the first time in ages today. And I thank my lucky stars, for I have finally realized that socialism and communism ARE in fact godless!!! They lack THE FREE MARKET!!!
In the midst of Steve Malzberg ranting about 45 million people having access to health care if Obama’s plans go through, and Sean Hannity trashing the idea of providing a decent living for all, (apparently because we who advocate this love government – not because we care about people) it hit me. Just replace “In God We Trust” with “In Free Market We Trust.” They are interchangeable. I’ve seen the light, hallelujah.
So, Malzberg kept up the yelling refrain over his caller of “WHERE ARE THE DOCTORS DELLA???” See, letting 45 million people go without health insurance is perfectly ok because the doctors just aren’t there. And here I thought people like him didn’t believe in evolution, but apparently subscribing to some sort of fucked up survival of the fittest is A-Ok. What chaps my hide even more is Mr. Malzberg can be secure about his health care thanks to doing a job he is horrible at. I may abhor Hannity and Limbaugh, but they are good propagandists.
This whole thing makes me think of Joel Osteen’s screwy teaching of “prosperity gospel.” That if you’re right with god you’ll be blessed with material goods. (To the detriment of other people, who I suppose, are not right with god!) If you are lucky enough to play by the free market’s rules the same thing might happen. Both are ways of assigning value. And both are ridiculously shitty ways of thinking.
Lastly, I really couldn’t help laughing (to the detriment of my hurting back) when Hannity commented that a less than knowledgeable person he had just interviewed was educated by our public government schools!!!! I guess the free market could solve our education woes too. If people can’t afford to pay they must not be smart enough to go!
Aug
12
To the Blindingly Stupid American
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Much of the time, I try to convince myself you’re not out there. That you’re only misguided, and with a little bit more education and understanding you would come to your senses. But really, I can only abide such willful, intentionally stubborn ignorance for so long.
- Michelle Malkin, your assertion that getting health insurance coverage is merely about “priorities” is ridiculously insulting. I will tell you about MY priorities. In prioritizing my mental health, I can not afford to pay for the care of possibly serious physical ailments. Those of your ilk have told me that if it were really so important, I’d get a second job….. Possibly aggravating said physical ailment further in order to PAY FOR TREATMENT.
- “Well, you shouldn’t be at the doctor so much” – Another ridiculously ignorant, flippant statement made by people who have health insurance and don’t want to see the system change…. Obviously you’ve never met numerous coworkers of mine who have serious physical ailments that require biweekly doctors visits and costly tests. “Priorities” will also get them nowhere, as insurance agencies refuse to cover them. Getting second jobs in their condition is NOT POSSIBLE.
- “Personal responsibility” doesn’t make a WHIT OF DIFFERENCE IF YOU SIMPLY CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY!!!
- Justifying the care you get and its quality based on your “worth to society” in terms of how much you make, and justifying others NOT receiving the quality care they need because they don’t make enough – you are scum.
- Your beloved “liberal media” is out there smearing the Canadian system and the idea of single payer health care because it has a vested, CORPORATE interest in the status quo. THIS IS NOT ABOUT LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE. It’s about seven corporations owning our news outlets, looking out for CORPORATE INTERESTS.
- I consider myself to be, at the very least, a SOCIALIST. Yes, I said a super scary word that Americans will forever live in fear of without educating themselves about what it TRULY IS. So while you spout your misinformed propaganda about the US “turning into Russia or China” please understand that systems like Canada’s are NOT SOCIALIST.
- While I advocate a system like Canada’s, I do believe 100% that the US government WILL fuck up this health care reform because the system is too compromised by lobbyists – insurance and pharmaceuticals who don’t give a shit about the human factor, and will count every profit making penny despite the person on the other end who needs medical care. As much as I’d like to think this will ease a huge burden for me in the future, I HIGHLY DOUBT IT.
- For a “Christian Nation”, as many of your ilk like to claim, the current system is certainly the embodiment of Jesus’ principles! But Socialism, and making sure people’s needs are met is godless….. quite a switch.
- For once, the advice to “get out if you don’t like it” sounds like a GREAT idea. It would be nice to go to a place that’s informed by policy and citizens that CARE ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS AND NOT ABOUT PROFITS.
I know it’s difficult to believe that the world is not always so neat and tidy, that it doesn’t fit into a view that uses buzzwords like “priorities” and “personal responsibility.” I am tired of the blinding stupidity and ignorance, the mulish refusal to think critically. I am also tired of the selfishness and the “fuck you, I’ve got mine” mentality that permeates America like rot. Fuck terrorists – we’re doing an amazing job of destroying this country on our own.
MYTHBUSTING CANADIAN HEALTHCARE
Aug
12
Sisyphean
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Word of the day.
Aug
5
Come on, really?!
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NPR classifies The Lord’s Resistance Army a “military cult” but fails to note that the army identifies as Christian. And why does the media never discuss the religion of the participants of the Rwandan genocide? Yet they never hesitate to point out terrorists who identify as Muslims. All part of the typical process of default/other.
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