Polarizing Ideologies

I heard an audio bite from Martha Coakley today on Rush Limbaugh's show. She stated that our health system was broken because it actually treated people who were ill, instead of preventing the illness which was too costly to treat after it had established itself. Rush capitalized upon another aspect of the comment, the openness of the left to willingly impose their crazy ideology upon the rest of us regardless of the majority being against them. While that was very true, the part that caught my ear was the flawed idea that we have the capability to detect all illnesses before they happen and that the left views ill people as a financial drag on society because of the costs associated with treating them to make them well again.

As Rush likes to call it, "the Universe of Lies" that the left lives in was made painfully evident by the clueless remarks of a hapless Martha. As if we have the technology to predict who will come down with whatever illness before hand and prevent it from happening is absurd. Where is that crystal ball at? I would like to know what the next set of lottery numbers are!

As people age they are more susceptible to illnesses. As people age the probability of contracting an illness increases. It is a mathematical certainty that nearly everyone will at some point in their lives suddenly find themselves battling some illness. It could be cancer, arthritis, dementia, MS, Heart disease, allergies, asthma, diabetes, or many others. Some of these diseases have genetic markers that predispose certain people towards contracting them, but even that is not any guarantee that they will come down with whatever it is.

No, the real intention of the left was inadvertently exposed in Martha's comment that it was too costly to treat people who already were battling some disease. That is why the left really thinks that their rationing of health care is a sensible, rational, and reasonable thing to do. After all, it is the responsible thing to do. I mean, all of you people who dare to actually be ill, should do the right thing and reject treatment, to save society money. You who are ill, should die responsibly, and quickly so that the rest of us can have the easy life with well paved roads and bridges to drive on and higher unemployment benefits for those who are out of work. You who are sucking up resources by treating your illness, are being irresponsible bad citizens. You should be thinking of the potential benefit to society first.

This is the twisted thinking that plagues the rabid leftists in the liberal horde. It is warped to say the very least. I can't think of a better example of egalitarianism and yet they will sell this bilk all day as compassion. It is elitism and nothing else. They try to package it as compassion but it does not pass the smell test. They would have two classes in society if they got their way, theirs for the elite and yours for the rest of the dregs. That is how they view the world; through a warped prismatic lens that is their heart. These stalwarts will never change. They represent about 20% of the population. Another 20% feels that nothing they can do will make a difference, and so they sit on the sidelines doing nothing. The do nothings will not change either. It is the remaining 60% who can be swayed either way. Those are the ones worth the effort of reaching to change their minds to make a positive change. That 60% can be persuaded that conservatism is the answer.