tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508973504203483654.post8296416549013036626..comments2023-07-11T03:05:26.874-07:00Comments on what dots?: Thought dot IIlegacyguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891300765685113058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508973504203483654.post-21578239856830318952009-08-28T07:56:31.741-07:002009-08-28T07:56:31.741-07:00Your addition skills are honed to a fine state, in...Your addition skills are honed to a fine state, indeed. I agree with you completely that the concept of American exceptionalism plays a major part in the health insurance reform debate, just as it does in discussions about foreign interventionism, free trade, foreign aid, cultural and religious clashes, and nearly everything else. It is much like the "not invented here" syndrome and is rooted in tribalism--the root of most of the pain and suffering in the world.legacyguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891300765685113058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508973504203483654.post-74259767019242554532009-08-27T18:06:33.190-07:002009-08-27T18:06:33.190-07:00If I add your thought dots together, I come up wit...If I add your thought dots together, I come up with something like the following:<br /><br />Special interests + myopic conservatism (can't see past tax cuts) yields opposition to effective national health care. <br /><br />A third factor I see is false national pride. The opponents of health care reform seem to insist that the United States has the best health care system in the world, in spite of abundant evidence to the contrary. It's another form of myopia, I guess. <br /><br />To summarize, various special interests have learned to manipulate a large portion of the citizenry so that they fixate on a few nearby shiny objects (tax cuts and national pride). Both the manipulators and the manipulated are conservative Republicans. It's a movement built on myopia.Detroit Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718490473585220856noreply@blogger.com