The facts don't tell the whole story. If you have all the facts and still aren't able to come to a conclusion about the Truth of a matter, then each person makes their own best judgment.
That's what I've always thought an opinion is and I've tried to respect people's opinion. If you and I both agree on the facts of a scenario and our best judgment beyond that is different, I have to accept it.
In the current political climate, particularly related to health care reform, the problems are the facts. Political tongue-twisting and double-talking, code words, and fear-mongering cloud the issue for no other reason than to maintain a status quo in which the insurance company and other wealthy corporations win.
Facts are considered secondary to the debate.
Sadly, the victims are real people who are taken in by the fear, sold a bill of goods, believe its in their best interest, drop out of the conversation, or those who either intentionally or unintentionally are ignorant.
Sadly, the victims are Americans.
Sadly, the victim is America.
My real question is, since so many people understand what's happening, how come it doesn't stop? Are we being too polite? Is it too late to stop the machine? Has the mainstream media lost their focus? (Yes.) What can we do?
Here's one thing you can do...
Go to Reality Check on WhiteHouse.gov to see ways to get the message out.
We could be having a pretty great debate about healthcare that would be interesting and informative if the politicking would go away. This isn't about politics, this is about governing.
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