Serious question: Conservative Cave folks attacking members of a cooking and baking forum

[Boudica the Lyoness]

64. I have gotten into political fights on non polital forums

I have a somewhat rare progressive disease and frequent a forum for suffers of it. There had been a lot of members, over the years, who had lost or had never had healthcare. It was tearing me up. These people were desperate for help and didn't know where to turn. They had to make the choice of going bankrupt, maybe making their families homeless or not getting treatment.

Some republican members would give lectures to the uninsured, saying that they should have planned better and to sell their possessions and even pray. I jump in, guns a blazing. How the hell can you plan for a disabling disease? You can't work, then you lose your healthcare, can't get more insurance with a pre-existing condition (back then) and also the costs are out of control. Some people had been trying for years to get on disability and couldn't.....what happens to those people?

I can't stand to be on forums with these arseholes. I only go there because there are some sensible people and also it's a good place to find the latest research/treatments.

I always tell these right wingers that even though I have health insurance, I have empathy for those that don't. I always put a link to the UK's NHS web site. I have to calm down now, lol.