{"id":553,"date":"2010-04-10T08:45:46","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T14:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=553"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:52:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:52:36","slug":"ahhhhh-now-i-get-it-the-tea-party-folks-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2010\/04\/10\/ahhhhh-now-i-get-it-the-tea-party-folks-that-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahhhhh! NOW I get it. The Tea Party Folks, that is."},"content":{"rendered":"Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

New University of Washington survey explores attitudes of tea party supporters<\/h2>\n

http:\/\/www.physorg.com\/news189959097.html<\/a><\/p>\n

I think I finally get it. We Canadians can be very dense about such things….<\/p>\n

Whenever I hear from someone who is AGAINST universal health care, the question I want to ask is:
\nSo, being against universal health care means you believe that SOME people DO NOT deserve access to health care. Who might those people be?<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

That difference makes a huge difference. We talk about poverty, lack of education, corruption, etc. but race is almost NEVER part of the conversation.
\n…
\nWell, 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n