i thought i might be done with my political ranting -- at least for a bit, but noooooo -- here it comes again.
america, as the republicans have long tried to define us, does not exist. as it turns out, providing health care for all americans is a pretty unpopular idea. as the democrats fight the charges that we will all be forced to have the plan proposed to those who need a choice, the republicans can yell louder. and (seriously, i have no clue why this surprises me), fools believe the lies. fools.
americans are fools. we scream that it's political for a president to address our children to try to encourage them to aspire to higher things. we can't allow our children to hear that. fools. ohmygod. they might try to be better than US. fat chance of that, morons.
compassionate choices for healthcare is political.
education is political.
we're just idiots. the rest of the world knows it.
we can't just be a nation of flag-waving, "pious," pledge-reciting cub scouts to prove to the world that we are "special." we have to put our money where our mouth is. literally. nobody, NOBODY believes that such a shift (ohmygod -- EVERYBODY GETS HEALTH CARE????!!!!) will be easy. there will be adjustments. do we have the balls to deal with them for such a goal? obviously not. and my asking the question shows what a fool i am -- that i would assume for a second that people think it's not ok that everybody doesn't have access to health care is a monumental error.
i'm ashamed.
Posted by Stacey at September 9, 2009 02:10 PMI'm ashamed with you. The people yelling the loudest are the very ones that already have health care. Let's take it away from them and see what they think then!
Posted by: daisy at September 9, 2009 02:32 PMI am so effing fed up with what is going on around me. And yes, ashamed. And sickened. GAH!
Posted by: Keri at September 10, 2009 07:22 PM