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To: gamesmistress who wrote (20987)7/28/2012 8:44:50 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
<<"Every western democracy has universal health care but us, because we are uncivilized and stupid."
So go.>>

This is my country, and I have a responsibility to protect it from the batshit crazies out there.



To: gamesmistress who wrote (20987)7/28/2012 8:50:39 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
Olympic Opening Ceremony tribute to the British National Health Service has some Americans
scratching their heads. We sure wouldn't have any reason to do that in this country.
Michael Moore says they did it because many conservatives in Parliament want to
'Americanize' their health care system and the NHS bit was a poke in the eye of the
conservatives.

http://gregmitchellwriter.blogspot.com/2012/07/danny-boyles-ode-to-nhs-americans-go-wtf.html

http://vimeo.com/46530637