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In reply to the discussion: Anger in Sweden as elderly pay price for coronavirus strategy [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)47. Continued attempts to avoid admitting that one is mistaken on the use of one's terminology
does not lend one credibility, no matter how verbose and linguistically florid the red herrings are, or frantically the goalposts locations are reassigned.
That's the "astronomical difference" between what's accurate and what isn't, is the "simple logic" not being understood here.
Here it is one more time:
"Universal Health Care" is to "Single Payer" as "Canine" is to "Toy Poodle"
They are not the same, although there is overlap in one direction only.
One would not point to a German Shepherd and call it a Toy Poodle, even though they are both dogs, and not expect to be corrected.
Just as one would not point to a '68 VW bug and refer to it as a Chevy Suburban, and expect to successfully defend oneself when corrected by retorting, "the basic principle is the same."
They are not the same, although there is overlap in one direction only.
One would not point to a German Shepherd and call it a Toy Poodle, even though they are both dogs, and not expect to be corrected.
Just as one would not point to a '68 VW bug and refer to it as a Chevy Suburban, and expect to successfully defend oneself when corrected by retorting, "the basic principle is the same."
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My paternal Grandfather also died from the 1918 flu. He was about 33 my mother about 10.
katmondoo
Apr 2020
#10
having the elderly pay the ultimate price is a win-win from the point of view of many
beachbumbob
Apr 2020
#7
I have been warning my Swedish friends about this. They respond with the false sense of superiority
zonkers
Apr 2020
#14
Its probably a good thing, looking at it purely objectively, to have this "experiment"
LiberalLovinLug
Apr 2020
#19
The thing about Sweden is they are not doing this for the benefit of the planet
Steelrolled
Apr 2020
#20
Yes, we have a candidate who works towards fixing and completing Universal Health Care,
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#26
Yup. Germany and Switzerland got great universal coverage through a hybrid ACA-like system. nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2020
#32
Switzerland's population voted against a change to single payer a few years ago.
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#33
No, actually, you are incorrect in your use of that terminology. You seem to be confusing
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#36
Continued attempts to avoid admitting that one is mistaken on the use of one's terminology
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#47
Yes, you continue to move the goalposts, and you contintue to stonewall and attempt to derail
ehrnst
Apr 2020
#53
Actually, you continue to redefine the terminology and moving the goalposts.
TexasTowelie
Apr 2020
#48
I have no respect for Sweden...they allowed people to die without trying to save lives...I am
Demsrule86
Apr 2020
#23
And like here, immigrants, people of color are more affected since they live in dense housing.
SunSeeker
Apr 2020
#42
Elderly pay price in Sweden. Here, it's the young, and the generation to come.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Apr 2020
#52