[mdlug-discuss] health care (was: Iraq stuff again)

[Robert Adkins]

Aaron Kulkis wrote:
> Raymond Ingles wrote:
>   
>> On 3/26/07, Wolfger <wolfger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> On 3/26/07, allen <amajorov at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Many's the time I've asked "if socialized medicine is a
>>>> disaster everywhere it's been tried why will it work in America?"
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> The answer, of course, is "if it's a disaster everywhere else, then it
>>> probably won't work in America". Of course, there's that "if" in the front,
>>> which I believe is a false presupposition. If socialized medicine truly is a
>>> disaster everywhere it's been tried, then why do so many countries keep it?
>>>       
>>  Perhaps they're just a *different* disaster than what we have here:
>>
>> http://www.faultline.org/place/toad/archive/003113.html
>> http://www.faultline.org/place/toad/archive/003114.html
>> http://pandagon.net/2007/03/14/i-thought-donated-meant-free/
>>     
>
> Pandagon?
>
> You realize that she's so far off the deep end that even
> the Edwards campaign fired her.
>
> Really, Ray, you must learn to be more selective in your
> sources of information.
>   
    Aaron,

    Has the story in the provided links been discovered to be wrong?

    If the story is 100% correct, does that story now become discounted 
and worthless simply because of the person who shared the story?

    Are we to judge the validity of one's claim based solely upon their 
appearance and past associations and deeds, regardless of what they are 
saying or should we maybe investigate what is being said and determine 
if what is being said is indeed valid before passing judgment?

    I am all for finding out the depth of truth to the story, as shared. 
To me, that seems quite an outrageous thing to have happen in the US.

    Honestly, I thought what Ray shared was a story about the Healthcare 
system. I hadn't realized there was hidden subtext meaning that the 
story really wasn't about healthcare, but was in fact about this 
Pandagon person.

    -Rob