Zoroaster1985

Fact: poverty is wrong and people die from it. Bye.

I'm not going to argue with someone who equates access to healthcare and quality of life with "hurt feelings" and can't spell "hilarious " on ANY forum.

This is not about words it is about who has a right to live you right wing social darwinist And I understand you feel injustice is part of the world. I believe in a fairer world. That's the difference between us. Enjoy the American horror story. I hope you can afford healthcare here.

Sally undoubtedly has a right to comment on American politics to say she doesn't have a side and she finds the whole thing over the top. I also have a right to say I find it's disingenuous of an Australian whose country has a decent social welfare system to call American politics over the top when we are just fighting for the very things she takes for granted. That's fucking insulting. So I have every right to call her on her privilege for this and point out that it's not a joke to disabled and impoverished Americans. Don't PRETEND what I'm saying doesn't make sense. BTW I had no intention of saying anything until Sally admitted she is Australian, doesn't have a side, thinks it's all "over the top" and a big joke to her. It's not a joke if your healthcare is on the line.

Diapered Dave: I am happy when people have what they need. Not when they are systematically denied it. WBDaddy: you know perfectly well what I am talking about, I outlined the crucial issues quite well. Don't respond if you have nothing intelligent to say. We lefties are taking back the word snowflake to refer to people with a rigid worldview who want to impose their straight White Christian lifestyle on the rest of us, who freak out over science and other peoples' abortions, and implicitly accept the unequal distribution of wealth in their favor. This is very, very basic. Don't plead ignorance. My issue was with an Australian who gets free healthcare treating the divisiveness in American politics over basic human rights like it's a big fucking joke. Not funny. Most of the parties I go to are with other socialists and yes we have a great time because we're not surrounded by people who thinks it's more important to be personally happy than to have justice in the world and fairness and equity. THAT would make me happy. Sally undoubtedly has a right to comment on American politics to say she doesn't have a side and she finds the whole thing over the top. I also have a right to say I find it's disingenuous of an Australian whose country has a decent social welfare system to call American politics over the top when we are just fighting for the very things she takes for granted. That's insulting. So I have every right to call her on her privilege for this and point out that it's not a joke to disabled and impoverished Americans. Don't PRETEND what I'm saying doesn't make sense. If you're not personally affected by a policy and you have no "side" maybe you should stay quiet and LISTEN to people who are personally affected. That's the humane thing to do, instead of make a joke about something you don't understand and are ignorant of.

Cue the barrage of unintelligent name calling by right wing snowflakes. At least I said something of actual substance.

Good to know my lack of affordable healthcare is a big joke to an Aussie with free healthcare and college education. I have asthma and it's an insult under American toxic capitalism that I have to PAY for meds that keep me alive. Next time troll a country whose social safety net and healthcare and education systems aren't in shambles! Maybe like Switzerland which also guarantees healthcare, education and basic financial security, and like Australia doesn't have HALF the social problems of American toxic capitalism. And I'm not a liberal, liberals are Republicans who are slightly better about gay rights and abortion. I'm a pissed off radical. Good to know life and death matters are "over the top" to you. Take your privilege and stuff it. I'll accept your apology in advance on behalf of disabled and impoverished Americans who struggle to make ends meet every day thanks to our single party republicrat system and insistence on commoddifying survival. Enjoy your free healthcare. I will cut you a break when people stop dying from poverty in my country.