Reply #136

In the discussion thread: The slaughter of innocents. [View all]

Sat Feb 4, 2012, 03:42 PM

136. We all deserve better.

The problem with taking these situations on a case by case basis is that it allows the enemy to frame the problem as a once in a life time tragedy, must like they do with so called "rogue" actions of disturbed individuals.

This is all of our problem. If you are alive and have people that you love in your life then THAT is who you are fighting for.

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210 replies	Author	Time	Post
The slaughter of innocents. [View all]	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	OP
The reason we tolerate this is, human nature.	WingDinger	Feb 2012	#1
Thank you.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#2
I disagree. This is NOT simply "Human Nature".	bvar22	Feb 2012	#26
There is a difference between why this happens, and why we tolerate it.	WingDinger	Feb 2012	#28
Good point Bvar22.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#43
I agree. This country has the most punitive, cruel attitude concerning the ill and illness.	anneboleyn	Feb 2012	#124
Wow	catbyte	Feb 2012	#3
Thank you Diane.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#6
I wish there was something I could say that would help.	MineralMan	Feb 2012	#4
MM - I'm actually pretty cool with things now.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#7
I'm so sorry.	LiberalLoner	Feb 2012	#5
Thanks for your kind words.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#8
LiberalLoner described that white light the way my mom did	pacalo	Feb 2012	#66
I don't know what to say, except to say: every word is true and	ashling	Feb 2012	#9
I'm pretty bummed about my family.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#10
I hope your lawyer bankrupts those goddamn bastards!!!	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#57
I don't go that far although I respect the feeling.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#82
i hope your lawyer	barbtries	Feb 2012	#116
I am so sorry	DLevine	Feb 2012	#11
As Ghandi said when asked what he thought of western civilization....	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#14
I'm so sorry. What a disgrace that a story like yours is possible	PA Democrat	Feb 2012	#12
Thank you.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#15
I wish there were words....	renate	Feb 2012	#13
Thank you.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#17
Pretty strong argument for single payer	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#16
You are too kind.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#18
Ha	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#25
My mom, more than anyone, taught me how to live with dignity in the face of adversity.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#27
I will try	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#32
It is in struggle that we find success.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#33
Well, my God, enjoy yourself in every way possible	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#70
And I think you've done one more great thing by writing this post	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#71
I'm so sorry...	redqueen	Feb 2012	#19
Thank you, redqueen.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#21
This is a big, giant hug.	redqueen	Feb 2012	#22
No Fears. I'm in this fight.	The Doctor.	Feb 2012	#20
If the doctor is in this fight .. then there is hope.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#23
Check PMs.	The Doctor.	Feb 2012	#30
And you were insured.	Cleita	Feb 2012	#24
I think we do need insurance.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#29
I really don't consider Medicare or Tricare insurance. They are health plans that everyone partakes	Cleita	Feb 2012	#37
Nonetheless, they are insurance.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#44
It could have happened in California and four Democrats blew it by not voting for it.	Cleita	Feb 2012	#52
That suck, doesn't it?	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#55
Correction, refused to do what it is mandated to do.	WingDinger	Feb 2012	#36
((hugs))	Starry Messenger	Feb 2012	#31
And to yours.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#45
And may your last days too, Medical Admin,	freedom fighter jh	Feb 2012	#34
I've been very fortunate.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#46
You're in my thoughts. In the meantime, send this to the Minnesota delegation.	Brickbat	Feb 2012	#35
Feel free to forward it.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#47
we will keep up the fight	dana_b	Feb 2012	#38
+1	kickysnana	Feb 2012	#42
I have no words for what I have just read...	Earth_First	Feb 2012	#39
Your tag line says it all.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#48
What a well written essay	Zebedeo	Feb 2012	#40
Thanks.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#53
Heartbreak	bawieland	Feb 2012	#41
Thank you for your dedication and passion.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#50
Yes	bawieland	Feb 2012	#79
My heart goes out to you	Capn Sunshine	Feb 2012	#49
Permission granted. I hope it helps: it's why I wrote it.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#51
I need some contact info	Capn Sunshine	Feb 2012	#54
My wife has asked me to keep my identity, for the moment, sub rosa.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#133
I am speechless, as I usually am in response to something like this.	BlancheSplanchnik	Feb 2012	#84
My God, In Minnesota of all places!!! :-(	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#56
There was a time when MN could have been considered populist and progressive.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#134
The populist spirit is still here.	Odin2005	Feb 2012	#170
If you want to neutralize the IP, then you need to help radicalize them to the right.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#175
So much grace in the light of your suffering	mrs_p	Feb 2012	#58
Thank you for that generous offer.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#135
What an emotional read....and what tragedy	Sheepshank	Feb 2012	#59
Thank you for sharing your story. I can only hope through your tragedy	hlthe2b	Feb 2012	#60
We all deserve better.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#136
I'm so very, very sorry, MedicalAdmin.	KatyaR	Feb 2012	#61
If my wife chooses to share this story, then she will.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#137
Don't mourn--organize!	eridani	Feb 2012	#62
Thank you for those links.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#139
Aww dammit! Your story is uniquely "American" in a bad way...	riderinthestorm	Feb 2012	#63
A most gracious statement.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#140
I'm just incredibly sad about your situation.	pacalo	Feb 2012	#64
Thank you for your post.	denbot	Feb 2012	#65
This leaves me speechless. Love and take care......	glinda	Feb 2012	#67
glinda, do you live in backmann's district??	Angry Dragon	Feb 2012	#76
Nope. Chipped Craack's District. Blech*	glinda	Feb 2012	#87
Holy shit!	graywarrior	Feb 2012	#68
Keep in the game Gray.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#141
.	graywarrior	Feb 2012	#143
...	EvolveOrConvolve	Feb 2012	#69
That was lovely.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#142
Nothing can be said that will make sense of this.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#72
Does this, in any FUCKING way	cbrer	Feb 2012	#73
NO! It isn't the best we can do.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#144
thank you MedicalAdmin	handmade34	Feb 2012	#74
Thank you for that.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#145
K&R....this is one shitty country we live in....n/t	unkachuck	Feb 2012	#75
But this could be such a good country.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#146
"But this could be such a good country."	unkachuck	Feb 2012	#171
I've had dark days too.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#176
Love to you and your family	burrowowl	Feb 2012	#77
I am so sorry this has happened to you. To anyone.	Kali	Feb 2012	#78
Thanks for sharing your story here.	undeterred	Feb 2012	#80
Private insurance is NOT the answer.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#147
What a fantastic post. I am so	babylonsister	Feb 2012	#81
Godspeed on your final journey. We love you, thank you for sharing.	1620rock	Feb 2012	#83
Please share your story with your local news network	RainDog	Feb 2012	#85
why don't you contact these people	RainDog	Feb 2012	#86
Alas I have a genetic anomoly and do not produce the enzyme that breaks down THC.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#149
Wow.	EastTennesseeDem	Feb 2012	#88
This is so sad. I am so sorry to hear this.	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#89
Me too.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#150
Okay!	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#173
love and light to you and yours	fizzgig	Feb 2012	#90
I love, love, love that GIF.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#151
I am continually amazed and humbled	kimi	Feb 2012	#91
Likewise.	EastTennesseeDem	Feb 2012	#92
Kimi and ETD,	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#152
God bless you, MedicalAdmin! May your remaining days here be as long and as pleasant as you have...	webDude	Feb 2012	#93
Thank you.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#153
You've been a valuable member of DU, and I'll miss you	Lydia Leftcoast	Feb 2012	#94
You have been a beacon in the night for me.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#154
k & r Thank you for you, and for sharing this with us.	Stuart G	Feb 2012	#95
IT was, in some ways, my pleasure.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#155
That sucks.	UnrepentantLiberal	Feb 2012	#96
Oh my god - I don't know what to say.	myrna minx	Feb 2012	#97
You said it so well....	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#156
...	progressoid	Feb 2012	#98
Thank you. I feel better already.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#157
you tell your story eloquently	eyewall	Feb 2012	#99
Will finish reading later	lunatica	Feb 2012	#100
A heartfelt 'Thank You' for posting this.....	marmar	Feb 2012	#101
I love your quote.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#158
we have insurance. we have money in the bank. i am so fearful of exactly what you describe. it is	seabeyond	Feb 2012	#102
It is my most fervent wish...	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#159
Good luck, MedicalAdmin	muriel_volestrangler	Feb 2012	#103
K&R. nt	gateley	Feb 2012	#104
Thank you for sharing your story.	hay rick	Feb 2012	#105
Wow, your story is powerful	SunsetDreams	Feb 2012	#106
My dear friend Suz on insurance: "You've got peace of mind."	KamaAina	Feb 2012	#107
Your dear friend is wise.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#160
Oh. Med Admin...	AnneD	Feb 2012	#108
I have nothing but admiration for every nurse I have ever met.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#161
no words	ceile	Feb 2012	#109
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and wishes.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#110
Safe journey, MA	LiberalEsto	Feb 2012	#111
I'm so sorry MA	geardaddy	Feb 2012	#112
I've read some of your past posts and you've been in my thoughts ever since.	backtoblue	Feb 2012	#113
I'm putting this in my pocket and taking it with me	madamesilverspurs	Feb 2012	#114
Oooooo. Coffee.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#162
medicalAdmin	barbtries	Feb 2012	#115
Helpless is OK. Mostly because it is a transient condition. It passes.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#163
MA my friend	TuxedoKat	Feb 2012	#117
This country is barbaric. Just barbaric.	Brigid	Feb 2012	#118
Peace be unto you.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#164
What a terrible and tragic story.	BlueCheese	Feb 2012	#119
We have a start with the HCR bills.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#166
Based on this OP alone I love you	lunatica	Feb 2012	#120
YOu will.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#167
i thank you for teaching me how to die	irisblue	Feb 2012	#121
Higher and truer praise I have never received	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#168
You are an inspiration...	OneGrassRoot	Feb 2012	#122
Peace.	flying rabbit	Feb 2012	#123
There are no words to express	cate94	Feb 2012	#125
beautifully written and outrageously sad and frustrating	Tumbulu	Feb 2012	#126
"We" have done just fine.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#131
Your story is so moving	libodem	Feb 2012	#127
Money, in my mind, doesn't trump health.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#129
Oh my god.	Delphinus	Feb 2012	#128
Thank you.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#132
Sadness.	lonestarnot	Feb 2012	#130
k and r	dembotoz	Feb 2012	#138
wow, thanks for sharing	G_j	Feb 2012	#148
All I know how to say right now is thank you for all you are and have contributed.	TheKentuckian	Feb 2012	#165
This is my final post. I'm off to see the wizard and, who knows, maybe I'll beat this thing yet.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#169
Well that kicked my ass	Tsiyu	Feb 2012	#172
k&r	shanti	Feb 2012	#174
Thank you for sharing and may God Bless You	mikekohr	Feb 2012	#177
as far as pertaining to solutions	pitohui	Feb 2012	#178
Excellent post, thank you. And I agree, your friend was lucky to meet a doctor who understood	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#179
I have met several of good doctors. .	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#181
Yes, I know how that works, regarding making too much on paper. I discovered	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#189
Dear Sabrina.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#191
I am glad to hear you have not given up.	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#194
+1000000.	SammyWinstonJack	Feb 2012	#185
Deeply saddened by your story and wish that I could do something.	grantcart	Feb 2012	#180
Currently insurance companies have ZERO incentive to rush through payment.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#182
and ironically in the insurance industry's interest	grantcart	Feb 2012	#183
Have you considered that an aversion to a level playing field	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#186
My heart goes out to you and yours.	unapatriciated	Feb 2012	#184
But once I accepted it, it became very easy.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#187
I admire you and your grace.	unapatriciated	Feb 2012	#190
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#193
I will fight for universal health care in your honor.	renie408	Feb 2012	#188
I'm honored Renie.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#192
This is it.	MedicalAdmin	Feb 2012	#195
My God, should you or your loved ones read this	jsmirman	Feb 2012	#196
I missed this post, this update... You are in my thoughts MA.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#197
I missed all this and am sorry. Hoping for peace for you and yours.	uppityperson	Apr 2012	#198
MA, I don't know if you;re still here but I won't you to know that I, for one, am fighting	Ecumenist	Apr 2012	#202
I	Xyzse	Apr 2012	#199
I don't know you and wish you could be here with us...so i could.	Evasporque	Apr 2012	#200
aloha brother, peace to you and your family.	mahina	Apr 2012	#201
You are remembered still.	ScreamingMeemie	Apr 2012	#203
I thought you all should know that Medical Admin has passed on	MedicalAdmin	May 2012	#204
No words right now.	JNelson6563	May 2012	#206
K, R and Farewell, MA	Vanje	May 2012	#205
Love to you medicalAdmin	wendylaroux	May 2012	#207
kick for truth	Blue_Tires	May 2012	#208
Much love to you my friend. I hope that you send this eloquent piece to your local paper and	NC_Nurse	May 2012	#209
MedicalAmin passed more than a month ago. Please read his dear wife's post...	Duppers	May 2012	#210

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