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minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up64·7 hours agoWhat’s ironic is that the big opposition from the GOP to ObamaCare was this ludicrous idea of “Death Panels” weighing human life against budgets. And yet, when the panels are a dictatorial insurance algorithm, where is that classic 2009-2010 outrage?
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·edit-26 hours agoEvery accusation is a confession with Republicans
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 hours agoThe panels are often just an automated script that always replies with Denied the first time too, since people sometimes dont fight it.
minus-squarerwtwm@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 hours agoYou probably already know but, those arguments aren’t why the GOP were outraged. It’s what they thought would be most likely to get the public outraged.
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 hours ago“the public” seems dumb as fuck.
minus-square7101334@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoYes, you can blame the GOP for defunding education as well. (I have exactly zero love for the Zionazi-owned Dems either but I’m not aware of them ever defunding education)
minus-squarehateisreality@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoThe public is way less intelligent than “dumb as fuck” hopefully we can get there on the way to marginally dumb. But I doubt it
What’s ironic is that the big opposition from the GOP to ObamaCare was this ludicrous idea of “Death Panels” weighing human life against budgets.
And yet, when the panels are a dictatorial insurance algorithm, where is that classic 2009-2010 outrage?
Every accusation is a confession with Republicans
The panels are often just an automated script that always replies with Denied the first time too, since people sometimes dont fight it.
You probably already know but, those arguments aren’t why the GOP were outraged. It’s what they thought would be most likely to get the public outraged.
“the public” seems dumb as fuck.
Yes, you can blame the GOP for defunding education as well.
(I have exactly zero love for the Zionazi-owned Dems either but I’m not aware of them ever defunding education)
The public is way less intelligent than “dumb as fuck” hopefully we can get there on the way to marginally dumb. But I doubt it