New University of Washington survey explores attitudes of tea party supporters
http://www.physorg.com/news189959097.html
I think I finally get it. We Canadians can be very dense about such things….
Whenever I hear from someone who is AGAINST universal health care, the question I want to ask is:
So, being against universal health care means you believe that SOME people DO NOT deserve access to health care. Who might those people be?
Now I know. It’s the non-whites (and whites who are poor). Well, Jeez. Forgive me, but that puts these people in the same league as Iraq, many parts of Africa, and most other backwards countries.
Make no mistake, some Canadians are racist, but, as a country, we are not nearly as preoccupied with race as the US. Most of the time, it’s not what we talk about. We don’t ask about race on application forms. As a Canadian, I find questions about race on membership applications kind of offensive.
That difference makes a huge difference. We talk about poverty, lack of education, corruption, etc. but race is almost NEVER part of the conversation.
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Well, maybe First Nations. We have a huge guilt complex about Aboriginals. Still haven’t figured out how to fix it. For the most part, we’re doing better than the US on that front too though.
Americans think of themselves as a “Melting Pot”. We think of ourselves as a “Mosaic”. You’d be amazed what a difference that can make.
