Posted by europerep on June 29, 2012, at 7:25:22
In reply to Agreed » ron1953, posted by Dinah on June 28, 2012, at 19:14:13
> *ssh*l*.
Ah, good old hypocrisy. For some reason, probably having to do with politeness, you have to censor yourself in calling me an 'asshole', yet you have no problem to deny poor citizens of your country access to healthcare, if it would mean that you *may* lose some money in the process.
I'd also be curious about what you dislike about the way this healthcare reform was passed. Voted in through the Senate with a supermajority and the House with a majority and upheld by the US Supreme Court looks to me like the gold-standard of passing legislation. If you refer to the fact that Republican concerns weren't met by Democrats, I would remind you of everything from "death panels" to the absurd references to "socialism" as we have witnessed in this thread. You cannot negotiate with a party that rolls out that type of rhetoric to attack a piece of legislation that they themselves supported not long ago.
I will say two more things: I do actually apologize if people were offended by what I said, although I do believe that the core of what I said is true and despite the relatively strong feelings I have toward those who would deny others, potentially including me, the healthcare they need but can't pay for. Secondly, I hope people won't take my comments as blanket statements about the USA. I think the USA is a great country with lots of great people who have made the world a better place - but I am shocked not only at how radical the Tea Party ideas are, but also at how far they have made their way into the mainstream political discussion. Of course I believe in democracy and free speech, so I wouldn't want to censor anyone or anything, but I find this very worrisome nonetheless.
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