This is a blog about living with HIV. When it was first started 6 years ago it was meant to keep friends and family informed of my health. It does still hold that purpose but it has become my life work. To my readers I just want to say thank you. Your words of kindness and inspiration over the years have kept this going. This isn't my blog anymore...this is a blog for all in the fight with HIV/AIDS.
04 August 2009
Americans really PISS me off
I have been watching CNN extensively and the subject being talked most about is Healthcare Reform. This country disgusts me! One woman in a town hall meeting got up and asked why should SHE be taxed to pay for healthcare for Americans who can't afford it? You know what you selfish jackass why should innocent Americans go and fight for your freedom? Get your ass up, put on a uniform and go defend your own freedom! Someone else shouldn't have to die for you. Sadly, our men and women in the armed forces do and must die to protect our freedom. All of the greatest civilizations in the past have fallen due to greed, pride and poor leadership. What's sad is that people in this country just listen to the talking points of the leaders of their party and they do ABSOLUTELY NO research on Healthcare Reform, nor do they actually take a step back and look at the other countries who actually have implemented the reform. People who do have healthcare are DYING everyday because the insurance company wont pay for a much needed procedure. People who DO NOT have healthcare insurance die everyday because they cant access the care that they need. So if you do have insurance and ONE person dies that means that somewhere there is a MAJOR flaw and therefore there really needs to be MAJOR reform. If the only reason a person has to die is because they do not have health insurance I think it's really shitty for people in this country to be up in arms about paying a little extra in taxes to keep them alive. For a nation that prides themself on being "Christian" it's the same typical hypocritical BS that they always show. I can assure you if Jesus walked by someone who was dying he didn't ask if they could afford it! For all those good christian folks out there...the people who die because they cant access care their blood is on your hands! Take that to God on judgment day and explain why your money was more important.
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People like this woman need to wake up and crawl out of their caves! People like her are selfish pigs. What people like her fail to realize that if someone without falls ill with something highly contagious like TB and doesn't have the health insurance to afford treatment and is denied treatment becauuse they simply cannot afford it then it brings down society as a whole. Not only the person dies, others get sick, and those w/o proper health insurance get denied treatment and the cycle starts all over again. Seriously America, what would you rather do pay more taxes and have a healthy, productive nation or have people die left and right from preventable diseases because someone didn't want to pay alittle extra money to keep America as a whole safe. Come on America, WAKE UP!!!
I hope that wasn't too long, Keep fighting.
~Misa
hey you..
I have been reading your blog.. I am also HIV victim I would said. Keep on writing ok
your blog is so true and so sad when we as americans are asked to put our money where our mouth is we are so quick to run the other way. when 9-11 hit us we was so quick to say how much we love our country and that usa was the best country to live but now we want to see the people who can't afford healthcare just do without how dare us
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I miss your writing.... looking forward to your next posting.
- Budd, Sept-14-2009
i think that these people are victims of media propoganda. i think this must be the case, because it is hard for me to believe that in this day in age and in this country someone can be so heartless. we are told that healthcare reform will lead to socialism and communism and big brother and an orwellian future etc, etc, etc. this is so ridiculous. as foolish as that all sounds i hope that is the case, becuase if these people do not want reform simply becuase they do not want "pay for someone else's medical care" then i think we have larger moral issues in this country than we think. one other note about the miseducation of people, here is a funny qoute from someone at one of those townhall meetings - "i want the government out of my medicare." irony anyone?
Im horrified to read about Americans attitude to healthcare reform. I am from the UK was diagnosed with HIV last year, immediately was assessed visited a consultant and received amazing support from the Staff where I live. Basic healthcare should be available for everyone. It should be a human right. I am now receiving medication, I have not suffered at all and expect to live a 'normal' lifespan. America should wake up. I will now be able to make an important contribution to British society. My virus has been suppressed and life for me goes on like it always has.
wow. americans are so greedy. they should not forget that their land was actually stolen from the american indians and that their society won't exist if it hadn't been for the british and the spaniards. ergo, they have no right to be greedy or to feel high-and-mighty.
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