Impossible Politics Options

[Merica]

I just wrote a blog called Impossible Politics [link removed], which discusses my uncertainty about politics in general. I thought some of you here might relate to my ponderings. If you're interested then feel free to read, and I'd greatly appreciate any comments (on the blog page itself, preferably).

In all honesty, I want Obama to rule England. Dude's cool as fuck. Obama, or Bruce Willis.

This post has been edited by Merica: Jul 19 2018, 8:36 am

[thefunkyredcaboose]

ok, explain something to me... cause i will admit, i'm pretty uneducated when it comes to politics and that i base my knowledge on what i hear and not so much on what i know... if that makes sense. anyway, i'm under the impression that if obama gets his way, we will have the same kind of healthcare system that canada has.... a free healthcare for everybody, but get in line if you need some serious operation cause you're not entitled to that operation any more than the guy standing in front of you... even though he doesn't lift a finger to support himself by having a job and paying taxes that fund the operation.... while you do.

is this completely wrong? completely right? partially right and wrong.... what???

Addressing a couple of things:

1. "Obama getting his way" - This is problematic. Myself, and millions of other Americans, voted for Barack Obama. For many of us, a large part of that had to do with health care reform. None of this is about Obama "getting his way," it's about the voters getting what they voted for. By the way, I am also no democrat, but a moderate in favor of social reform.

2. Pokey addressed the issues with waiting lines and all, but his key point is that you would still be able to purchase your own insurance if you didn't want to wait. Would a system like Canada's or the UK's work in the larger country of America? Maybe, maybe not, but we don't have to worry about that because this bill was largely bi-partisan and thus the public option was removed early on.

Now, the bigger issue here is that you should educate yourself beyond FOXnews (and any other media outlet) and what you hear from people who educate themselves in the same flawed way. The media loves sensationalism, and thus promotes only the most extreme opinions. If you must, watch FOXnews AND CNN to at least get both sides of the same story. Then, READ, seek out your own information, not just what people tell you.

My recommendation for this? Read the health care bill yourself. It's freely available and yes it's long, but important policy should be long. If you can't read it, then don't jump so readily to oppose it on message boards.