Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Richard on National Healthcare...

I sometimes wonder why there isn't more public outrage over the lack of health coverage in this country. There is concern, but there is no collective outcry, and I don't see people taking to the streets. It could be because the majority still have some form of health coverage, even though it is gradually costing them more and more. It could be that too many people have been brainwashed into thinking that national, "single-payer" healthcare would simply cost too much money -- though more and more evidence comes out that the strategy of government working through HMOs costs even more (and let’s not get into the vast amounts wasted on other corporate welfare and global mass murder).
The people of the United States have a remarkable ability to remain passive or apathetic about social problems that affect their own lives. You can get lots of people out into the streets to protest a foreign war or other overt forms of brutality that are perpetrated by the government, at least some of the time. And, that is great. But it's much harder to get that kind of collective reaction in response to subtler forms of brutality, especially here at home. And, make no mistake about it, when people get sick and even die because they can't afford adequate treatment in a supposedly affluent society, that is definitely a form of brutality.

Posted at May 30, 2004 9:44 PM

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May 30, 2004

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