Notices by Aaron Faso (alptraummond), page 9
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@monsterchugger I know. But I'm proud of my eggheadedness. :3
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Alright. I'm making the resolution tonight to sit down, focus, and get a good portion of reading done tomorrow. I can't procrastinate this summer.
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@unicornhorrn18 Welcome! :3 I think you'll enjoy it here. X3 #hugs
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Gah, why is finding a temporary job so hard? Either it's that or I'm just not looking in the right places. X_X
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To write a fanfic sometime this summer or to not write a fanfic: that is the question. Hmmm... I really wonder. I'm going to be writing in the fall for my CW classes anyway, why not get a head start?
Saturday, 30-Jun-12 05:01:15 UTC from web -
@hoit21 Well, my energy crashed after staying up until 10 am, but then after that I went to OfficeMax, got the supplies I needed to organize some old school stuff, and had dinner with my best friend. 'Twas a good day overall. :3
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So everyone, how were all of your days?
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I give up. I'm running on like no sleep and this debate is really at an impasse. X_X
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@widget Yeah, the UK has problems, but not every system is the same. You have to consider that the model of universalizing health care might be a better alternative than just leaving it laissez-faire to the free market.
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@cajunbrony23 Errrrr... I'm not sure. We've kind of monopolized the public stream by accident with our debate. >_>
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@widget It doesn't do health care correctly? How come it's worked everywhere else with some (understandable) debt? You know what this (the U.S. government) doesn't do correctly? Military spending. It's ballooning at an astonishing rate while people struggle to eat and support their families. Those billions of dollars could be going to social welfare programs to help improve our nation's health. But, no! Apparently our obsession with war is too strong to quit building absurdly strong weaponry when we've already outstripped the rest of the world in terms of military strength.
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@cajunbrony23 Exactly. It's a new day. We're all here to welcome you into it and enjoy it with you. :3
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@cajunbrony23 Hey, man. Don't worry about it. We all get in horrible, dark places (emotionally) sometimes. You did nothing wrong.
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@widget But, you're making a really broad generalization there based on an ideological standpoint: libertarianism/conservatism. Government doesn't do everything right, but it's necessary and it can do things properly at least a portion of the time.
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@widget But charity and welfare aren't the same thing. One is given by individuals, the other by the state. One is voluntary, the other is compulsory and based on solidarity of all individuals in a society.
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@cajunbrony23 Well, I don't know. Because you want to be here with us kind people here at RDN?
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O_O Okay, now my mind is getting a little bit strained from the debate we've been having about politics here. I'm going to get some stuff to drink, stretch, and then come back.
Friday, 29-Jun-12 13:46:32 UTC from web -
@cajunbrony23 What I'd suggest is taking an aspirin or Tylenol and lying down again. You don't want to be aggravating a headache by looking at a bright screen. Maybe if you lie down and get more sleep, the headache might go away.
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@cajunbrony23 Is everything okay, man? You feeling any better from last night?
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@widget But again, the local level can't do widescale reforms, such as health care. A state can try to do them and be relatively successful. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating for federal government to take predominance. I'm just saying that it can do certain things better than state and local governments.
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@hakupony @toksyuryel Yay~ :3
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@widget Well, yes. But they can't do that on a large scale, can they? Charity can only go so far. Charity and non-profits aren't bad, but they're severely limited when it comes to distribution of benefits.
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@toksyuryel Really? :O I like the sound of this. :3
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@hakupony By the standards in the U.S., which is where I live, I'm faaaaar to the left. I consider myself a democratic socialist.
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@widget But imagine if you were that person who had gotten knocked down and people told you didn't deserve help. But, you know that you did deserve it and that you didn't put yourself in the position you found yourself in. There's a thing in psychology called the Fundamental Attribution Error, which states that we blame others for their mistakes and attribute it to their character, but when we suffer from the same pitfall, we blame it on external causes beyond our control. That seems to underlie purist libertarian ideals and your logic. How do you know they didn't deserve help?
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@hakupony See, the "American Dream" isn't something that is even fully attainable. You can get close to it, but even if you do get there, it's not a stable environment to live in. It's not as pleasant as people make it out to be.
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@hakupony Exactly. What bothers me about the U.S. and health care (amongst other things) is that there's no solidarity with others one's community in terms of policy. Everyone thinks that they can handle their own stuff and pull themselves up by their bootstraps. That's an illusion. You can pull yourself up sometimes, but sometimes you need help from outside sources.
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@hakupony Thanks for the offer. I'll make sure to come to you if I do ever have any questions. :3
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@widget The part about pre-existing conditions is popular. The coverage of young adults until the age of 26 under their parent's health insurance is popular. Only the mandate is unpopular. Universalizing the system (single-payer system) would work much better, though I'm not sure how popular that actually is.
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@hakupony O: That's awesome. I wish I could learn more about Germany and the UK's political systems, but I'm an English major... so I kind of have other priorities. XD
