Okay. I found this post a few days ago and I wanted to let it simmer on the back burner of my mind. I think it’s ready to go.

The post talks about critical thinking and stuff like that. Read it if you’re interested. What got my goat was this:

I think the day will come when most people agree about most things, because they can’t be debunked. It will take generations, unfortunately, but it’s coming.

It is the nature of our species to want to understand. Just like few now contest the spherical nature of the Earth, the reality of human behavior in different social scenarios will eventually be beyond controversy. The reality, whatever it is (and as a progressive, I have my deep suspicions about what’s up) will just shine as fact.

I believe with every fiber of my being that the era of the Demon Haunted World is coming to a close. What we’re seeing now with healthcare reform, etc, is a death pang. A temper tantrum from the mythology-true-believers.

In the end, the truth always shines. It’s why Russia collapsed. 

At the end of the day, truth always wins. Humans are driven by nature to think critically and laterally. All they need is an (at least) mostly corruption-free fact base to derive facts from. So I don’t think it a coincidence that in 2008, Americans joined the rest of the developed world in proclaiming healthcare a basic human right. The masses are able, for the first time ever, to actually talk to and compare notes with citizens of other nations. And the truth, as it tends to do, shines.

This is wishful thinking. There is no truth. Even more important, there is no Truth. There are facts, but there is no “truth.” Don’t confuse the two. Truth is a universal idea, and I’m here to tell you that the universe is a pretty big place. What is the truth for me may not be the same truth for you, even when they share the same facts.

As long as there are at least two people, there will be disagreements. Even identical twins don’t agree on everything all the time.

Now, I’d like to poke a couple of holes in this quote above. When the Soviet Union started Glasnost, the newly freed press took the Communist government to task. The press pointed out all of the failures of the government, which pushed it to its downfall. With the Obama administration, the press is a willing partner in the coverup of what the administration is doing. Oh, they might report a little story, then drop the issue completely. That way they have plausible deniability. Oh, you didn’t read the 3 inch story on page E15? Sorry, you missed it.

When the press is in on the conspiracy, when appointed and unvetted ”Czars” make repressive policies based on new “interperations” of the existing laws of our country, When the administration out-and-out lies to the People and the press won’t call him on it, then we are in trouble.

When Republicans are in power, the highest form of patriotism is dissent. When the Democrats are in power, then the highest form of patriotism is obedience to the government. Does anybody see anything wrong here?

Other countries may have universal health care, but then again we aren’t other countries. Just remember, how many people leave their country for American health care, versus how many Americans go to places like Great Britain, Canada or Japan for their health care. I can give you the answer right now. Many and none.

Don’t think for a second that if we were to start universal health care, that we are going to maintain the same quality of health care that we enjoy now. It is physically and financially impossible. I’ve already gone into it, I don’t think I need to do it any more.

Besides, whatever happened to the “rugged individualism” that we Americans were known for? You know, personal responsibility and all that. Or have we become too dependent on the teat of government? Like Dr. Rogers said a couple of posts ago, if you get something without working for it, then someone else must work for it and not receive what they earned. Does that sound right to you? Because that is exactly what the Obama administration is doing.

They are taking from the “haves” and giving it to the “have nots.” But what happenes when the “haves” all get up and leave, and nobody is left but the “have nots?” When you’ve taken everything from the producers, and they have nothing left to give, how are you going to keep giving to the “have nots?” Because you can give the world to the “have nots” and they will waste it and still be the “have nots.” That’s why they are who they are. If they worked for what they had, if they earned it, if they took care of what they had, then they would be the “haves.”

If I were to take money from one person at gunpoint, then give that money to another (after keeping a modest 83% for overhead costs) then I would be arrested and charged with armed robbery. When the government does the exact same thing, it’s called taxation and “redistribution of wealth.” Tell me again how this is good.

Before I close, P L E A S E call, write, fax and visit your Senator. Tell them that you don’t want universal health care. This is going to be bad for the country and the People. If we don’t stop it here, there may be no stopping it. And that will be the disaster that will break this country.