Posted on 09/23/2014 4:06:15 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Last week, esteemed doctor and one of our ObamaCare Architect Overlords penned a column for the Atlantic that should win a Pulitzer Prize for passive-aggressive shaming. Although Emanuel claims that *he* doesn't want to live past the age of 75, the article itself could have been a listicle titled, "Top 15 Reasons No One Over 75 Should Receive Healthcare."
Emanuel even includes a monstrous but brightly colored graph that is meant to tell anyone over 75 that their "last contribution" to society likely occurred more than a decade ago.
Good God.
The phrase "the banality of evil" gets bandied about a lot. Emanuel's column, which in reality is a public service announcement meant to begin a debate about the way in which we prioritize healthcare, takes the prize in that department.
And yes, Emanuel's article is an act of evil, written by a soulless bureaucrat with no respect or compassion for the individual. Emanuel's only concern is for the collective, the State. And he is exactly the kind of "medical professional" many feared would grab hold of our healthcare system if the Federal government got their hands on it -- which it now has.
Thanks Obama!
Leftists like Emanuel don’t see human life as anything more than utilitarian. They see nothing special or unique or inviolable about the Individual or life itself.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
The real difficulty with government-mandated healthcare is that it is also government-controlled healthcare, and that someone in government such as Emmanuel figures that gives him the ability to make this sort of decision for everybody else. This is also the reason there are so many exemptions, because “everybody else” means “everyone but us”.
I guess he doesn't think that passing down family values to the next generation is a contribution to society.
Having the very young learn from the very old what life was like for them at the child's age is how civilizations sustain themselves.
-PJ
Do they have to join the Communist party too?
I was born here and am a citizen without your bullshit criteria.
There are people who need to be sent to a deserted island before their ideas and their influence spreads.
Send me a photocopy of your current BC and I can turn around a revised one for you in a week.
Because of the paintings you have given me of my pups of course it will be no charge.
Eaker you are such a sweetheart!
Since you helped Hairy to be named Dog of the Year 2013, he has changed his name to Prince Hairy and he sends doggie kisses to you. :)
Ok, I thought you were calling my dad a fraudster. I misunderstood.
Yep. And the black market doctors are going to prosper, but at risk for them and their patients.
DR. JONES: “Mrs. Smith, I see a freshly healed scar on your leg...I don’t see any evidence of a recent procedure on your GMR (Government Medical Record)...can you explain that to us? You do know what the penalties are for avoiding the government care systems, and we can refuse to treat any complications incurred elsewhere. Before you say anything, I must tell you that our conversations are not privileged, and anything you say may be used against you.”
I know that’s what he means but he actually does say he doesn’t want to live past 75.
So who will volunteer to shoot him for his 75th birthday, the line forms on the left.
I would probably knee-cap him and then laugh when he calls for an ambulance!
Liberals NEVER lie.
And who knows if he might change his mind as the date gre near.
But assuming it is all true, what gives him either the right or the ability to make these decisions for anybody else.
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