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> From: Tresy Kilbourne <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: [CHOMSKY] Whose health care system is superior?
> Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 8:55 PM
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> Dan: Nice job defending socialized health care. The private health care
> system's biggest friend in the US is ignorance, which I find rather
> surprising, given our proximity to your country. One of these days the
wall
> of ignorance will come tumbling down. It's only a matter of when. Keep
> picking away at it.
>
> Meanwhile, I will weigh in with my admittedly anecdotal corroboration of
the
> Canadian experience. In gneral whenever I have occasion to visit Canada,
I
> am always struck by the fierce pride that Canadians of all stripes have
in
> their health care system. It's like it's woven into their being as
citizens,
> like the freedom to own guns, unfortunately, is into ours.
>
> At times it's rather amusing. I recall one time watching a clip from the
> World Wrestling Federation, of all things, that showed Canadian wrestler
> Brett "Hitman" Hart taunting the US crowd. How did he taunt us? By
calling
> us weenies, or girlie men? No. He taunted us with our selfish,
profit-driven
> health care system, in contrast to the Canadian one, which exemplified
the
> Canadian values of mutual aid and compassion for all! It was the funniest
> thing. I couldn't help but wonder what the typical US wrestling fan
thought.
>
> On a more personal level, my Calgary uncle, a dual national US/Canadian
> citizen and life-long Conservative, had a heart attack last year that
> required emergency surgery in a Canadian hospital. When I called to wish
him
> well after the surgery, I asked him how the treatment was. One of the
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