This comment is an excellent example of why we don't want articles like this on HN. Quotes like this are pure garbage and have no place in any place of intellectual discourse:
how disgustingly backwards any non-universal healthcare system is
backwards ridiculousness under the thin veneer of "politics", much like those who try to take civil rights away
Regardless of how you feel about universal healthcare, it's not true that it's a settled issue for 99% of the world (even within the countries that have it), that it's remotely the same as taking away civil rights, or that there's no discussion to be had about the economics and policy implications of universal healthcare.
But like a lot of other issues, this is apparently one of those things that makes people on both sides get pants-on-head stupid and start insulting the other side and accusing them of pure malice. There are plenty of places for you to vent about this (/r/politics would love you), but HN isn't it.
how disgustingly backwards any non-universal healthcare system is
backwards ridiculousness under the thin veneer of "politics", much like those who try to take civil rights away
Regardless of how you feel about universal healthcare, it's not true that it's a settled issue for 99% of the world (even within the countries that have it), that it's remotely the same as taking away civil rights, or that there's no discussion to be had about the economics and policy implications of universal healthcare.
But like a lot of other issues, this is apparently one of those things that makes people on both sides get pants-on-head stupid and start insulting the other side and accusing them of pure malice. There are plenty of places for you to vent about this (/r/politics would love you), but HN isn't it.