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A few facts for repug anti-universal healthcare people.... (Original Post) Heartstrings Feb 2020 OP
Many universal healthcare opponents are simply racists. hunter Feb 2020 #1
Very true..... Heartstrings Feb 2020 #2
Here's a nice quote from an actual socialist... mwooldri Feb 2020 #3
This man was graced with compassion and empathy....nt Heartstrings Feb 2020 #4
Add to that - Nye Bevan again... Myrddin Feb 2020 #5

hunter

(38,264 posts)
1. Many universal healthcare opponents are simply racists.
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 11:49 PM
Feb 2020

They'd be fine with some kind of "universal" healthcare system that only covered straight white people.

They have the same attitude about public education.

It makes them angry to see their tax dollars "wasted" on schools where the majority of students are not white.

mwooldri

(10,291 posts)
3. Here's a nice quote from an actual socialist...
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 12:55 AM
Feb 2020

Nye Bevan, father of the British National Health Service.

Myrddin

(327 posts)
5. Add to that - Nye Bevan again...
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 06:05 AM
Feb 2020

"Not even the apparently enlightened principle of the ‘greatest good for the greatest number’ can excuse indifference to individual suffering. There is no test for progress other than its impact on the individual."

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