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In reply to the discussion: Where does all their hate come from? [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,412 posts)They want to fundamentally undermine Medicare (and Social Security and other social safety net programs) so that once people notice they're gone and they're starting to hurt, it won't be as easy to revive, particularly since they'll make sure that the money gets pumped into other venues- tax cuts for the wealthy that will be untouchable and defense spending so that they can suck us into more military conflicts that are difficult to extricate ourselves from. I mean, it took us 8 years to get in and out of Iraq and we've been in Afghanistan for almost 11 years now and will have been there for 13 years by the time we finally pull out of there. If the RW has their way, we will probably get involved with Iran for several years as well. The right-wing vision of this country is very dark indeed.