Contradictions – Flip Flops, Health Insurance, Opinions and Farces
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Yesterday on Stephen Colbert I saw Glenn Beck, Republican wingnut spamming about how we have the best Health Insurance System in the world…then it showed him saying the exact opposite a couple months back. What’s up with this? The answer: political and industrial interest. The only way to get someone to change their opinion so quickly and so adversely is through social pressure or monetary influence.
When a group of people hands you the role of becoming their representative you pretty much have to fall in line or get out. And why not? Really, what is the big deal…Healthcare Reform is one huge fight over nothing. The whole purpose of the fight is to stagnate. The rich are struggling to keep a hold of their money and the current way of life in the United States. Obama wants to fix and pay for medicare and medicaid. This is similar to the filibuster concept in politics and why it takes so long to change anything in this country. Tactics and techniques like this should not be allowed, but imagine how long it would take to push that idea through congress?
Where do the people stand? In the way, or on the sidelines cheering for their political “heros”.
In terms of media figures, Glenn Beck, Republican Hero just sets a perfect example as to how the media cannot be fully trusted. What you see and what you believe wholly depends on what channel you frequent, what blogs you read, and how much malice, greed, compassion or social interest you have. It’s a shame that in our era of open information we are seeking the best and most effective way to funnel and hone our opinions into something unshakable, whether right or wrong.
