fesser79's Journal

The short rebuttal.
One of my friends directed me to a rant from the left, which rather inspired me to put forth a rebuttal, not so much from the right, although I am from the right, but just in the way I think of things. That said, a few points I found most erroneous or amusing.

1. "then i must ask why do we have the largest stock pile of nuclear weapons in the world? why can't the fact that we have WMD ever be addressed? if we want to rid the rest of the world of these weapons why don't we take the initiative and start to disable our weapons and hope that the rest of the world takes our lead?"

We have the largest stockpile (actually we don't, Russia does, but that's like having a big stack of shotgun shells and a slingshot)because we opened shop first, and ran the highest production numbers. On the other hand, the part I found most odd was the lack of realization that we have quite literally destroyed more nukes from the treaties we've entered into than all nuclear countries but Russia have produced combined. Disarmament does start at home. Part of having the most money and best scientific minds is that just as our medical fields get the coolest new toys first, our defense department does too.

2. "the fact that these school are so broke they have to drop music and art programs because of the tax cut infuriates me. if billions of dollars didn't go to fund a war on the other side of the world these programs wouldn't be cut."

Sure they would. We have the greatest funding of schools in the free world per student. Money is not the problem. Priorities are the problem. You'll notice those schools are generally not cutting gym class or sports programs. You'll also notice a lot less parents care about what they are cutting than what they could be. Democracy speaks in odd ways. In this case, the complacency of the PTA shows to a T where the priorities of the parents of todays students sit. One thing to remember about America is that we're incredibly lazy until we feel threatened. Hence, if you see inactivity, assume the general populace has no problem with the current way things are running. Oh, and a trillion dollars wouldn't fix our school system, let alone a few billion. If money really were the issue, we'd rule the world in education.

3. "this is fucking bullshit. health care should be universal."

No it shouldn't. Health care is expensive, and we all have choices to make in life, many of which have a direct effect on how expensive it actually is. The generation that is currently in grade school is the first in the history of America projected to have a shorter life span than their parents. Is that because medicine is in some way failing to discover new technologies that can prolong life? No. It's because they're a generation of fat useless little butterballs, just like mom and dad.

This all really comes down to an irrational feeling of entitlement most Americans have. You think we're all entitled to health care. The kids think they're entitled to another snack after school, and another new game for the playstation. The long and the short of it, is that you're entitled to exactly what you can earn for yourself, minus what the goverment takes from you to support the other basic needs (or at least that's what they should provide). Healthcare is expensive. The money figures put up for it will make big oil or big auto weep with envy, and yet the average idiot in America puts an H2 on their wish list well before the 4 years of quality health care that stepping down to a used Suburban would save them the money for.

4. "if we want to prosper as a culture we should be able to be healthy."

You are able. If you are unable to produce the $200-400 dollars necessary for a probably 2-4 sick visits to the doctors office with associated prescriptions (assuming no insurance), you should also not be able to afford an internet connection, a TV or a radio. These items in the real world are usually owned by those that "can't afford" healthcare. Fix your lifestyle, fix your discretionary spending, then bitch about it, I implore you.

5. "yet his partner, who he had been with for over 20 years, had excellent helath coverage through his job yet was not allowed to put michael on his program. he could have easily had his wife, or child on this insurance, why couldn't he have his lifemate on it? "

This one is very cut and dry actually. It's because his employer decided not to allow him to. I work insurance for a living, and the majority of our contracts allow domestic partner inclusions. This is not a gay marriage issue per se. It's far more akin to asking why some plans allow a member to carry the parent of a child that they are not married to, but some do not.

6. "the fact that there are so many people in this country being denied insurance and tac cuts and many other privileges because they cannot marry makes me sick. "

I'm guessing you're unfamiliar with the "marriage penalty". Granted, GW has taken strides to do away with it, but a married couple still pays more in taxes than two single people earning the same amounts.

7. "how can we pretend to be a civilized culture if we continue to deny these rights to so many of our citizens?"

Again with the rights. Go read your constitution and bill of rights. You have no right to be healty, wealthy and wise. You do have the right to pursue those goals by your own means. Until Americans get past this retarded sense of entitlement and get back to earning their own rewards, the system will never be corrected. Ever wonder why that asian immigrant is kicking all the white kids asses in school? It's not genetics, its work. Same reason the mexican putting in 80 hours in california manages to live on less than a quarter of what most of us would consider to be a living wage, and still send the rest home to enrich his family. The best argument for widespread immigration into the US is to remind all of us lazy sacks why our jobs are able to be outsourced overseas. Because they want what we have, and are willing to work harder for far less just to get their foot in the door. It's that simple.

Ah, my first long post. Heck, and I was just getting started :)

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