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- JonnyPompa0
I don't understand why this country is arguing over universal healthcare when most other industrialized nations see it as a no brainer.
- looks like it´s more about sabotaging the presidency than the actual healthcare issuegung_hoek
- Take a look at the cartoon aboveukit
- otherwise the ferocity of the campaign wouldn´t make sense, the issue is not ideological at the heart of it after allgung_hoek
- I think you need to brush up American political history a bit gung...TheBlueOne
- the issue IS the heart of conservatives hating liberals sine about 1932TheBlueOne
- all part of that damn FDR..St. Reagen undid much, but there's still social securityTheBlueOne
- God forbid people get healthcare ontop of that!TheBlueOne
- but the gov has all sorts of soc. programs already running, medicaid, etc.gung_hoek
- the opposition doesn´t attack them, so they seem to be fine with the principle.gung_hoek
- then it´s a fact that a universal system can coexist with a market driven system (germany)gung_hoek
- so it´s not that either. also: what is the ideology that they want to enforce?gung_hoek
- i take it you´re not referring to the idealogy privatization / public service in general?gung_hoek
- re-read that, you actually are. but still, that much ado about health?gung_hoek
- i was referring to "core" iss. like abortion, gay-marriage, guns; that´s where i would expect these kind of attacks...gung_hoek
- the opposition DOES attack them. The right has HATED social programs for 80 years now..TheBlueOne
- they've tried to kill SS many times, but it's too popular. They'll be damned if they give something else ot the people that they'll end up likingTheBlueOne
- that they'll end up liking.TheBlueOne
- ...ideology of the conservatives.gung_hoek
- i hear you. the shame is that the current state of education and free press ensures that it´s gettin worsegung_hoek
- reagan was surreal, guy is simply unelectable, yet turns out as the fucking messiahgung_hoek
- w.gung_hoek
- that he got a 2nd term was the coffin nail for american democracy (or press).gung_hoek
- there´s no excuse for the 2nd term. means the system is worthless. we´re heading that way too...gung_hoek
- doom.gung_hoek
- i´ll shut up nowgung_hoek