THANK you! Iâve heard a Canadian and a Scot on here, both explaining that their health programs work, and are compassionate. They also alow the elite to have more if they desire. The thing is most countries seem to have realized that everybody gets sick and ages. Not just the wealthy, âupperâ middle class, and successful private entrepeneurs. I venture to say that they are the minority in fact, in any given society. They all deserve to have medical care, and a society that cares, eventually comes to that decision. NOT everybody in that society, but certainly the majority. This is one of the problems with representative democracy in the way that we have implemented it here in the U.S⌠Itâs not responsive to the majority, but to the elite. It was set up fairly well, but weâre only a little over 2 centuries in, and loopholes are already being exploited in virtually every conceivable way to be a utopia for the ultra-successful, and a relatively cold society to anyone from the middle of the pack, on-down. I will agree that ALL countries who implement ideas based on humanity, often enjoy economic problems in different ways, which may be quite unpleasant for the upper 10 or even 20 percent of the population, and that is also sad. There is NO utopia, after all except for our Fatherâs kingdom, but countries who provide medicine and such for all, are at least closer to the Christian values espoused by the Son.
The extremes in either direction do not work out. Pure Marxism had many many many flaws. It resulted in horrific situations such as the Soviet Union which collapse in on themselves. The U.S. is leaning too far into the other side of the spectrum, (complete polar opposite of red communism? Unsure what that is called), and the end result can still be a society collapsing in on itself. Weâre just not there yet. The entire world needs to be at least a tab bit concerned by now about unbridled free markets, and this wierd high end corporate totalitarian funk that is settling on the world around where there is more and more dehumanization, and less and less compassion for the poor, or even those in the middle.
The way I go on about this, youâd think itâs all I think about, or that Iâm becoming paranoid. Itâs really not. I just get so bummed about polarization and extremes. Republicans and Democrats. Labor and Torries. No collective or party has ever got it anywhere near correct, and polarized parties are unwilling to indulge others in their ideas. Iâm sure this goes on everywhere. But in the U.S. in particular, though we havenât become violent with each other yet, the two party system is eroding away those things which used to be beautiful about us. We just donât seem to love each other around here anymore. Even when there is a striking moment of honesty and clarity in the midst of public disaster, such as the early days after our being attacked in New York and Washington in 2001, the good will was trumped and lost almost immediately, both internally and abroad because of polarizing exploitations inflicted into the minds or our citizens by political parties capitalizing on human nature and fear. A new kind of tyranny which I think we have patented, which does not require an iron fist. No Stalin or Hitler are necessary. The elite simply poison our citizens minds in an approximate 50 50 ratio of polarization based on economic status more than anything else, and played out by tinkering with inborn fears of doom, and distrust of others going back to our inception.
Now having said all thatâŚthis is why we have our OTHER system. The Lord God, who keeps us in community wherever we may be, and regardless of our political systems and material divisions. Those of us in the society formed by the Father, Son and Holy Spirit have salvation. Perhaps the pain of life is unavoidable. Render unto Caesar what is Caesarâs and all that. Not to be political. But weâre also not supposed to just lay back, and not speak the Gospel.
If I believe that it is more in keeping with the Gospels that we should have universal health care, then I have a DUTY to witness such to my fellow man, (as a Christian), as well as a RIGHT as an American to petition my Government via my vote. But then, that leads me back to the two party system, andâŚ
âŚOh well
May the Peace and Love of our Lord flavor all of your thoughts and ideas,
Steven
I seem to have a talent for derailment.
