Comments on: Soylent Meme http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:05:44 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: karenjj2 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945331 karenjj2 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:40:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945331 <p>maybe we need to have national interstate highway demonstrations for single payer. drive to the nearest interstate highway and park on the side at a certain time of day for 5 minutes to start. then add the right lane at the next demo, etc. should operate like the “spontaneous happenings ” we see done so effectively.</p> maybe we need to have national interstate highway demonstrations for single payer. drive to the nearest interstate highway and park on the side at a certain time of day for 5 minutes to start. then add the right lane at the next demo, etc. should operate like the “spontaneous happenings ” we see done so effectively.

]]> By: SanderO http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945314 SanderO Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:01:15 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945314 <p>People don’t demonstrate with muscle here… Too strong of police presence which even intimidates peaceful demonstrations.</p> <p>And then the media does an awful job at reporting on them, lying about the numbers, not discuss the issues presented AT all and balancing it with the counter view. People think … why bother?</p> <p>Elsewhere in the world demonstrations HAVE impact.</p> People don’t demonstrate with muscle here… Too strong of police presence which even intimidates peaceful demonstrations.

And then the media does an awful job at reporting on them, lying about the numbers, not discuss the issues presented AT all and balancing it with the counter view. People think … why bother?

Elsewhere in the world demonstrations HAVE impact.

]]> By: otchmoson http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945304 otchmoson Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:43:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945304 <p>HYPOCRITE REPUBLICANS! They threaten our seniors with ‘rationed healthcare.” Read this 4-year-old story from Daily Kos–Republicans have been doing this for a long time . . . if you’re poor, uninsured, “foreign.” This story–involving Gov. George Bush’s “Pull the Plug” (for economic reasons) law is about as sickening as any I’ve read><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/14/151930/63" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/14/151930/63</a></p> HYPOCRITE REPUBLICANS! They threaten our seniors with ‘rationed healthcare.” Read this 4-year-old story from Daily Kos–Republicans have been doing this for a long time . . . if you’re poor, uninsured, “foreign.” This story–involving Gov. George Bush’s “Pull the Plug” (for economic reasons) law is about as sickening as any I’ve read>
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/14/151930/63

]]> By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945292 Bluetoe2 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:27:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945292 <p>How would the dynamics of healthcare “reform” been changed had their been a million marchers on the streets of Washington D.C.?</p> How would the dynamics of healthcare “reform” been changed had their been a million marchers on the streets of Washington D.C.?

]]> By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945286 Bluetoe2 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:21:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945286 <p>Yeah, the U.S. is headed to becoming a 2nd world state if not 3rd world. Of course the public will be told through their politicians and a corrupt media that the U.S. is still number 1 and most will nod their heads in agreement while standing in bread lines.</p> Yeah, the U.S. is headed to becoming a 2nd world state if not 3rd world. Of course the public will be told through their politicians and a corrupt media that the U.S. is still number 1 and most will nod their heads in agreement while standing in bread lines.

]]> By: SanderO http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945284 SanderO Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:18:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945284 <p>There will be a huge outcry and Obama and the congress will feel the heat of the people when they see what it has “given” them as health care reform. Some critters get it, most don’t, some don’t even care.</p> <p>It should be an interesting mid term election…. if we are given some choices… which I doubt.</p> There will be a huge outcry and Obama and the congress will feel the heat of the people when they see what it has “given” them as health care reform. Some critters get it, most don’t, some don’t even care.

It should be an interesting mid term election…. if we are given some choices… which I doubt.

]]> By: SanderO http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945280 SanderO Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:16:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945280 <p>What it looks like to me is that the insurance industry will get MORE revenue from taxpayer (government) mandated policies, perhaps at a lower profit structure, but certainly not cutting off their cash cow.</p> What it looks like to me is that the insurance industry will get MORE revenue from taxpayer (government) mandated policies, perhaps at a lower profit structure, but certainly not cutting off their cash cow.

]]> By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945279 Bluetoe2 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:16:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945279 <p>“Reform” means giveaway to the insurance companies. Big pharma apparently already has their giveaways and are pleased as punch. The Democrats and Obama will come out smiling and hailing this as a victory for the American people. Punked again.</p> “Reform” means giveaway to the insurance companies. Big pharma apparently already has their giveaways and are pleased as punch. The Democrats and Obama will come out smiling and hailing this as a victory for the American people. Punked again.

]]> By: SanderO http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945278 SanderO Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:15:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945278 <p>The congress is all about directing money to businesses - corporations in all sectors of the economy.</p> <p>It has been decided long ago that government does not do services (for the most part) but make policy, offer contracts, and “outsource” to private industry.</p> <p>The idea was that competition would mean better services at the best price and a free market would ensure that.</p> <p>We don’t have a free market<br /> We don’t have proper regulations and when we do as in the SEC or FEC it is not enforced<br /> We don’t have competition, but monopoly capitalism<br /> We don’t have effective labor unions</p> <p>Essentially all the mechanisms to make capitalism work for the people are hobbled and only work for tha capitalist (class). American capitalism is perverted and a terminal cancer on the land and the world.</p> <p>It’s all palliative these days and only a matter of time before the patient expires.</p> The congress is all about directing money to businesses – corporations in all sectors of the economy.

It has been decided long ago that government does not do services (for the most part) but make policy, offer contracts, and “outsource” to private industry.

The idea was that competition would mean better services at the best price and a free market would ensure that.

We don’t have a free market
We don’t have proper regulations and when we do as in the SEC or FEC it is not enforced
We don’t have competition, but monopoly capitalism
We don’t have effective labor unions

Essentially all the mechanisms to make capitalism work for the people are hobbled and only work for tha capitalist (class). American capitalism is perverted and a terminal cancer on the land and the world.

It’s all palliative these days and only a matter of time before the patient expires.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945274 eCAHNomics Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:10:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/07/29/soylent-meme/#comment-1945274 <p>Do you really think there’s going to be any reform in the bill, including reform of insurance?</p> Do you really think there’s going to be any reform in the bill, including reform of insurance?

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