The health debate currently taking place in the United States has brought about some unexpected realities to society. We’ve been seeing hate and racism boil over in some locations all under the guise of "well, I didn’t mean it that way.”
There are certain people in the US (and thankfully they are a small number, but nonetheless) who take their marching orders from hate monger Rush Limbaugh. Now, let me say, I’m a big guy – fat if you will – but how anyone could stand to listen to this sweating, pill-popping pig of a person is beyond me. Rush is what we call an angry, white man who pretends like he doesn’t know what he’s doing. He is trying to stir the racism and hatred pot, and thanks to his shrinking audience size the only people left to listen to him nowadays are the true nutcases that will do whatever he tells them to do. That’s just plain scary.
There are so many people out there without healthcare. People without access to basic preventative services that it is no longer up for debate in my mind whether we need it or not – we need a national healthcare system, and we needed it 30 years ago.
I have high hopes that the small lunatic fringe led by the conservatives and Rush will be ignored and we can have a serious, intelligent debate with good results in the end. I have faith that most people want to do what is right and have more sense than to listen to a drug addict tell them how to think.
Even if you are against nationalized healthcare for whatever reason (other than Rush told you to be against it), you know what is happening at these town hall meetings isn’t right. You know racism and hatred when you hear and see it.
Turn off Rush, think for yourself – and no matter what side you are on, let’s all have an intelligent debate on the future of healthcare.