Michael Moore "Sicko"
I came upon the Ralph Nader program and the Michael Moore movie after posting this. It goes right along with the views in my initial post, so I included it. Click on the yellow letters to hear the podcast and see the movie.
You're reading a replacement version. Due to poor eyesight and no glasses I inadvertently deleted the original post and did not have a copy so I had to re-write it.
The gist of the post was that America is a democratic republic of the people, by the people and for the people. With that being the case the American People have every expectation of being able to simply decide to give themselves Medicare for all.
Right now in America businesses are allowed to exploit the sickness and disease of Americans for the purpose of increasing personal and corporate wealth. Medicare for all will put an end to this anti-human practice. Obviously those dependent on gaining wealth from disease and suffering are opposed to Medicare for all. That condition is the rock and hard place Americans find themselves between.
If Americans take the reality of a democratic republic seriously they can change life in America for the better. When the People do that they can decide to use their tax money for things they need for themselves and their families. They can decide to give themselves fully paid healthcare and education. They can remedy the problem of jobs that do not support a desirable quality of life. The People can, if and when they decide, have what they want because that's how a democratic republic works.
For some reason the People seem to have lost sight of that essential feature of their government. This forgetfulness is the basis of a needed reminder that a government devoted to the success of corporate interests will eventually make life for The People not worth living simply by allowing business to be conducted as usual.
Henry Thoreau had this to say.
"“There will never be a really free and enlightened state until the state comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived.”
― Civil Disobedience
Henry Thoreau's entire essay On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience is as relevant today as it was when it was written in the 1840's when the U.S. was conducting an illegal war in invading Mexico and taking half of its land. You can both listen to and read the entire essay at the highlighted link. You'll likely find yourself thinking "The more things change, the more they stay the same."
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