odinsblog:dermoosealini:odinsblog:A little international perspective on neoliberalism and our
odinsblog: dermoosealini: odinsblog: A little international perspective on neoliberalism and our US healthcare system. Under the leadership of the Democratic Leadership Council (aka Third Way), today’s “Democrats” are the moderate Republicans of the 1990s. Please recognize that centrism (aka neoliberalism) is simply a more gradual, incremental concession to conservatism, but still a concession. Curious to see how long regular Americans can tolerate watching their friends, family and fellow countrymen die from lack of basic healthcare. But many people won’t blame it on lack of healthcare. They’ll blame it on Obama or the government or death panels or anything except for what it is. I’ve seen Republicans blame Obama for the poor response to Hurricane Katrina, I’ve seen people devastated from tornadoes in a place called Tornado Alley who proudly refused to have their local tax dollars spent on reinforced hurricane shelters because dammit, they’re “rugged individuals” who don’t need the government telling them what to do, and I’ve seen coal miners—literally with family members suffering from black lung disease—begging Republicans to bring back the coal industry and mining jobs. It’s mind boggling. Of course some will see the light, but I honestly don’t think it’s possible to overemphasize how much “no government anything” is a genuine article of faith for many conservatives. Even at the cost of their own lives or the lives of their loved ones. -- source link