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Are we that stupid?
Author: Raine    Date: 08/24/2009 12:59:10

The world is watching us America, and they are getting sick and tired of our nonsense. Many people probably don't care, but put yourself in their shoes. If they had a small, but very loud vocal group saying racially-tinged obscenities about how the United States runs - we would be upset as well.

So it should come as no surprise that both Britain and Canada are coming out to defend their health care systems. These articles are the direct result of what people are doing at town halls across the country. The Astroturfers are a small but very vocal bunch of people who are simply embarrassing. There is no question in my mind that these are the same type of people who boycotted and poured French Wine out in the streets in 2003 because France would not get mired in the Iraq war. They were wrong then and they are wrong now. The world is watching us, and we look foolish.

After reading those 2 articles, one can safely conclude that Brits and Canadians are both asking: Are we THAT stupid? Seriously, there is talk of rationing, death panels, euthanasia, bureaucrats coming between you and your doctors... and people are really believing this crap? They KNOW that Big Pharma and the insurance industry are spending millions to scare the hell out of Americans and people are falling for it? Are we really that stupid?

Surely for a country that was so eager to kick terrorist ass over there, we would be brave enough to stand up to corporate interests here... It seems rather strange that these people who want government to stay out of their life when it comes to saving it via health care, are more than happy to send our sons and daughters into a war that government scared them into to die. Death and war is good, and health insurance for all bad. Are we really that stupid?

We sent a man to the moon. We invented the telephone, the light bulb, the internet, the automobile. We have had some of the most radical inventions on this planet! We have done more to medically advance the human race than anyone! We discover CURES for diseases! Are we really going to let these people be the town halls be the face that the world sees of America? Really?

America the world is watching. Not all of us are that stupid, but it certainly is starting to look that way.

and
Raine

 

44 comments (Latest Comment: 08/24/2009 23:43:09 by Raine)
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