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Universal health care and facebook
Sep. 5th, 2009 09:27 pmSo one of my friends posted a status update saying that she supported universal health care and if you did too have that as your status for the rest of the day. I did. One of my other friends put that up as her status too, and it started a huge debate. Basically some people blindly parroting Fox News or what have you (death panels! Hitler! Socialism!!!!!1111! Run and hide!!!!!!), and other people for it pulling up facts and figures as to why it's a good idea.
One of the naysayers said this little gem:
"Xxxx, I'm not going to say I know a whole ton of facts n websites like the others however I do know that I do not agree with universal coverage however I do believe in the healing power of Christ. Also, the changes n promises of obama sounds a lot like that of Hitlers when he was rising to power. Their economy was much like ours is now... Read the book 'intoxicated with babylon-the seduction of God's people in the last days' by steve gallagher. Its a real eye opener! God bless!" [sic]
One of the responses to that was good:
"I do not like to question anyone's religious beliefs, but when you break a leg, cut off a finger, or cough up blood, are you going to go to the hospital, or go to church? The hospital doesn't accept prayer as a form of payment."
Another person directed her to an article on Godwin's Law.
She responded with this (to the link):
"I'm at work so I was only able to skim ur link however is this really a debate that is a win/loose situation? I would debate this point further but I don't want to. I stand by my statement earlier. I respectfully must say my eyes were not opened by your link from what I saw. May God bless you and Good-by! :)" [sic]
la la la la la, can't hear you if I stick my fingers in my ears, lalalalala....
Another gem was this one by a different girl:
"I'd like to add, that it doesn't make ANY sense to hijack EVERYONE'S PERSONAL health insurance just so 40 million people can have coverage. Why not just create an insurance plan for ONLY the 40 million?! It's a nice excuse for BIG GOVERNMENT!"
Um, we're TRYING to create a health care for those 40 million? It's called the public OPTION?
Oh, and it's ONLY 40 million people right? They'll be just fine without health insurance! As the previous girl said, all they have to do is pray REALLY hard and they'll be healed. Right? Right!?!
One of the naysayers said this little gem:
"Xxxx, I'm not going to say I know a whole ton of facts n websites like the others however I do know that I do not agree with universal coverage however I do believe in the healing power of Christ. Also, the changes n promises of obama sounds a lot like that of Hitlers when he was rising to power. Their economy was much like ours is now... Read the book 'intoxicated with babylon-the seduction of God's people in the last days' by steve gallagher. Its a real eye opener! God bless!" [sic]
One of the responses to that was good:
"I do not like to question anyone's religious beliefs, but when you break a leg, cut off a finger, or cough up blood, are you going to go to the hospital, or go to church? The hospital doesn't accept prayer as a form of payment."
Another person directed her to an article on Godwin's Law.
She responded with this (to the link):
"I'm at work so I was only able to skim ur link however is this really a debate that is a win/loose situation? I would debate this point further but I don't want to. I stand by my statement earlier. I respectfully must say my eyes were not opened by your link from what I saw. May God bless you and Good-by! :)" [sic]
la la la la la, can't hear you if I stick my fingers in my ears, lalalalala....
Another gem was this one by a different girl:
"I'd like to add, that it doesn't make ANY sense to hijack EVERYONE'S PERSONAL health insurance just so 40 million people can have coverage. Why not just create an insurance plan for ONLY the 40 million?! It's a nice excuse for BIG GOVERNMENT!"
Um, we're TRYING to create a health care for those 40 million? It's called the public OPTION?
Oh, and it's ONLY 40 million people right? They'll be just fine without health insurance! As the previous girl said, all they have to do is pray REALLY hard and they'll be healed. Right? Right!?!
