Pushed too far...

[cabbitzilla]

Stolen blatantly from a friend, because it's -so- right:

This morning, I was awakened by my alarm-clock, powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly under the United States Department of Energy. I then took a shower, using clean and safe water provided by the municipal water utility. After that, I turned on my Consumer Products Safety Commission-certified television to one of the channels regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. I watched to see what the National Weather Service of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association had determined the weather would be today, based on observations taken from satellites designed, built, and launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. As I watched, I took my medication that had been certified safe by the Food and Drug Administration while eating my breakfast, made from materials cleared by the Department of Agriculture. At the appropriate time, as regulated by the Congress of the United States and kept by the National Institute for Standards and Technology alongside the United States Naval Observatory, I got into my car (built according to standards from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration) and set out to work on the roads built and maintained by the local, state, and federal Departments of Transportation. I stopped to purchase additional fuel of a quality level ensured by the Environmental Protection Agency in a quantity verified by the Bureau of Weights and Measures, using legal tender issued by the Federal Reserve Bank which I received from my job according to the schedule provided by the Bureau of Labor and Industry. Before dropping the kids off at the public school maintained by the Department of Education, I dropped the mail I had to send in a United States Postal Service drop-box. At the end of the day, I drive back home, in the same NHTSA-approved car on the same DOT-maintained roads. On the way, I stop by the bank to withdraw some money that is guaranteed to be there by the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission. I arrive at my house which has not burned down in my absence due to the local and state building codes in concert with the Fire Marshal's inspection, and has not been plundered of its valuables due to the presence of the local police department. I then sit at my computer and access the Internet, originally constructed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and post on freerepublic.com and the Fox News Forums about how SOCIALISM IN HEALTHCARE IS RUINING OUR COUNTRY. Why? BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT NEVER DOES ANYTHING RIGHT.

Now then, I've stayed out of the healthcare screaming until now, but I was finally pushed over the edge a couple days back and voiced an opinion...

To all those whining and bitching about the new statutes, think about these points:

1. Laws are like computer programs: there's no such thing as a first release without bugs and/or glitches. It takes time and effort to tune things properly, but nothing will -ever- get done unless that initial Alpha release occurs.
2. At least one person I know of is whining about braces for his daughter's teeth. Consider this: some of us have ONLY MediCare. Medicare has -zero- dental coverage. I no longer have any teeth to put braces on, and I'm not alone. FOAD, please.
3. Barack Obama is -the- President of the United States, for good or ill. I didn't run around screaming about Bush being only 'your' president, so kindly get out of my grill. If you object to the man that strongly, make your demonstration count: pack your stuff and get out.
4. You have the right to your opinions. You do NOT have the right to even TRY to ram them down my throat. The person that tried that seemed genuinely surprised when I erupted like a volcano. I'll participate in discussions, I'll try to understand your points and try to make you understand mine, but I'll not accept imperious attitude OR ranting and frothing. Be civilized or GTFO, thanks.

Now then, now that I've gotten that off my chest, I feel a bit better. I can almost guarantee that someone on my flist will take exception to this, but I no longer particularly care. Be civil or be gone. In the meantime, I'm going back to Second Life now. I don't have to fret about being toothless and crippled there.

*hugs*

Comments

[rowandoll.livejournal.com]

I love you. Thanks for putting this up.

[maggiebowgirl.livejournal.com]

high five, sistah

[foxeryn.livejournal.com]

You're welcome for the ranty bit. :D

[allieflowlight.livejournal.com]

I can't ignore the anti-choice/anti-woman policy put in place in order to get this alpha release out, nor can I pretend that women's right to bodily autonomy is an acceptable sacrifice.

You can dismiss it as "whining" if you want, but I'm not going to pretend to be glad that, once again, the human rights of half the population have been bargained away.

[elisabeth.livejournal.com]

I know there are flaws, love, and deep ones. It's FAR from perfect. I'm personally hoping that that particular part gets excised as part of the tuning process. There's also the bit about the government being allowed to raid personal bank accounts if you don't pay your premiums; another very deep flaw. *sigh* It's something, though, and hopefully it can now be fixed.

[allieflowlight.livejournal.com]

*nod* For what it's worth, I apologize for my semi-outburst. (At first I read your post as essentially attacking everyone who had any problems whatsoever with the bill, and I see now that that's not what you're saying.)

[elisabeth.livejournal.com]

I figured as much and took it as a simple objection to the statutes rather than as an attack. *wry smile* Besides, you were -still- being reasonable; if that's what you consider an outburst I wish you could teach self control to some of the rest of the folks. The clause you pointed out is on my list of 'particularly distressing' things that need fixing.

*hugs*

[allieflowlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can be a real jerk sometimes, though I'm trying hard not to be.

*hugs back* :)

[lys1022.livejournal.com]

You may not have teeth, but you'll NEVER be toothless, dear. *grins and hugs*

And stop being practical, damnit! You're ruining all of the fun of the extremists on both sides! Yeesh! ;)

[lynnnoton.livejournal.com]

Good post. *cheers*

[tarragon918.livejournal.com]

Amen - preaching to the choir here, though. Still, AMEN!