Healthcare Reform
It’s the hottest debate in the nation these days. Most everyone has an opinion on it. But exactly how much of that opinion is based on facts seems to be the big question. The usual propagandist suspects loom all around us and if you ever get stuck in a conversation where one is screaming about wanting the government to keep its hands off of their Medicare, you’re likely talking with a ditto-head, or Fox Noise devotee. That pretty much sums up the opposition strategy in this debate. It’s not about bringing anything constructive or based in reality to the conversation, it’s about distracting and obstructing. Remember, the stated goal here of the GOP is to deliver Obama his “Waterloo”. So keep that in mind when you are chatting with the Murdoch Minions and recognize that it’s often difficult to have a constructive debate when the other person is (possibly even unintentionally) inserting fabrications into the discussions. You’ll spend most of your time debunking myths and/or educating your adversary that the government already runs Medicare and Medicaid, death panels were the creation of Sarah Palin and all in her head, the legislation is not being written in secret and hidden from the public, the reform will not provide insurance coverage to illegal aliens, and any number of other fictitious talking points delivered on a daily bases to the Fox Noise crowd.
Remember, it’s not an accident and it’s very difficult to bust through the relentless conditioning that these folks go through on a daily basis. So keep your expectations reasonably low and keep up the good fight and try to keep the debate in the real world.
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