This conversation is absurd.
We're talking about stifling ideas and preventing debate, and it's turned into a "Yes you did"/"no we didn't" session of

ing nonsense.
You know what I read today?
This. (skip the video, go read the summary.)
17% of Americans believe they have a "major problem" with their weight. 49% believe there's no problem at all. The bulk of the remainder consider it a "minor problem."
So there you have
perception. Most Americans do not
perceive their weight to be an issue.
Now, what's that perception mean on the other side?
This.
34% of Americans were obese in Jan. 2009, and just under 33% overweight - meaning 2 out of every 3 citizens is either overweight or obese.
This is not perception. This is
fact. The
fact is that 67% of the country is overweight or obese.
Let's go back and look at the numbers, shall we?
Perceived:
17% Their weight is a major problem
33% Their weight is a minor problem
49% Their weight is not a problem at all
Fact:
34% Are obese
32.7% Are overweight
What's this have to do with health care?
Well, as it pertains to the health of the nation, quite a bit. As it pertains to my point, it's that perception ≠ facts. I refuse to stand behind uninformed people, whether they agree with me or not. We aren't having a genuine debate. We're making posterboards instead of exchanging ideas, we're using phrases like "Obamacare"/socialized medicine instead of discussing what the provisions of the bill are. We're hand selecting comparisons to suit out conclusion, and not considering comparisons that contradict them. We're allowing opponents of a government plan to live in the naivete that medicare is not a government plan; we'd rather have allies on our side than expose them to the fact that they're against a policy that they are currently the beneficiary of.
I'm

ing sick of the misinformation, of the lies, and of the talk y'all are throwing down. You have nothing but lies about cost, lies about eugenics (FFS!), lies about rationing.
You are happy to ally yourselves with a woefully uninformed public who can't confront a fact to save their lives, refuse to point out the inherent contradictions of the way they live and what they believe, fill them full of propaganda, and prevent discourse from happening.
And you DARE to call yourself a proud American. You have the NERVE to call this democracy in action.
You're scared to death of having a civil discussion on facts, on the problems of the current system, and of being confronted with the facts of the plan. You oppose something and, frankly, none of you opponents know a thing about it.

you all.