• MuuuaadDib@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    At this point, I would argue that Israel has done more for Hamas PR and popularity than anything in the last 20 years.

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      11 months ago

      I was pissed off at Israel when I learned that we can’t have a single-payer Health Care Program because we are too busy funding the one Israel has. Learning how they treat Palestinians just puts a seal on the fuck Israel deal.

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        11 months ago

        Israel is a little bigger in area and population than the SF Bay Area. We don’t lack single payer health care because we are paying for Israel’s. We don’t have it because our government is in the pockets of those who benefit from us not having it.

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          11 months ago

          Oh I understand that, but I do despise the hypocrisy that America Rejects single-payer healthcare claiming that they can’t afford it, but they are willing to fund it for people who are not our people. Charity is one thing, but foreign aid should never come at the expense of One’s Own people. While I understand the situation is bigger and more complicated than that, and that most foreign aid is just code for funding military operations and bases, it’s still irks me that a single Cent is being given out in foreign aid when we have people who are starving and dying on the streets.

          I would be all for America first if it actually meant anything outside of a racist dog whistle.

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        11 months ago

        There is absolutely nothing the US does in regards to foreign policy that comes at the expense of accessible healthcare. The US already spends more per capita than any other country.

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        11 months ago

        The US actually spends more public money on healthcare per capita than almost any other country. And then Americans pay for private insurance on top of it. And for all that, many Americans don’t even get healthcare. Contrary to libertarian propaganda, a publicly funded program is more efficient, as are many publicly funded services over their privatized alternatives.

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          11 months ago

          Well obviously, a public refunded program seeks only to fulfill the goals of the program. Meanwhile a private organization is not beholden to customers or workers, but to shareholders