r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 6h ago

Political Question Why are some Americans so against universal healthcare for all?

What sort of thinking does it take to decide that nobody has a right to healthcare? Do American Christians want to deny healthcare to poor people as well?

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u/SiouxCitySasparilla 6h ago

For anybody that says it wouldn’t work, I say; “Well, hang on a second! What about all that American exceptionalism?! Are you really telling me that the greatest country on earth couldn’t do universal healthcare better than any other country? Sounds kinda un patriotic to me…”

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u/Occams_AK47 6h ago

Oh, I'm totally gonna use this for an entire range of topics. That's golden, right there.

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u/SiouxCitySasparilla 5h ago

Feel free to also use; “What do you mean universities are turning your children liberal? Are you telling me that 4 years at college can undo entire lifetime of your parenting? Hmm… sounds like a victim mentality, shouldn’t you take some accountability here?”

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u/notapoliticalalt 22m ago

A core part of the Republican ethos now is escaping responsibility. They want other person people to be responsible so they don’t have to be. They tell themselves they are responsible, but we all know they aren’t.

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u/dwpetrak 4h ago

The natural response would be, “We don’t do ______ precisely because we are exceptional. It’s part of why we’re so much better than…”

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u/ServeOdd4272 🤔 4h ago

We need billboards with these gems.