r/MurderedByWords • u/JerryJr99 • Jan 31 '25

#1 Murder of Week Your response is concerning, Bobby!

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u/mattzombiedog Jan 31 '25

If they can’t answer a simple yes or no question then they should be disqualified.

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u/tonguejack-a-shitbox Jan 31 '25

The world is not black and white and most of these senate confirmation hearings use "yes or no" answers as a gotcha. Both sides do this against the "opposing" side when a new President is elected. I will give you the most relevant example:

Bernie Sanders asked RFK if he believed "healthcare is a human right" Bobby tried to clarify it is not in fact a right like the 1st amendment as an example. Bernie cut him off and said "yes or no is healthcare a human right?". And when RFK started answering with the commonly accepted reason why healthcare cannot be classified as a right and Bernie just cuts him off, muttered something about being willing to have a long discussion about it, and moves on. This simply is not a "yes or no" answer. You have to recognize the gray area.

The argument: The 1st amendment costs nothing to any person or society. It us a natural right everyone is automatically afforded. Forcing another human being to care for another, whether it is because of the patient's poor choices or just natural healthcare, is still forcing a person to work. It cannot be considered a legal right. We do not allow slavery in this country and you cannot force someone to work against their will (the literal definition of slavery).

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u/username_tooken Jan 31 '25

LOL “We can’t have universal healthcare because it would be sLaVErY!!!” That’s a new one. An incredibly dumb argument, but a novel one nonetheless.

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u/tonguejack-a-shitbox Jan 31 '25

I did not say we cannot have universal healthcare. I think our system is fucked and we should as a nation have universal healthcare. There is a difference between a nationwide universal healthcare and making "healthcare a right".

Universal healthcare would take in to consideration that people should be compensated for their time and education costs, costs to build facilities, cost of equipment etc. Healthcare as a natural born right means that no matter what you will be afforded healthcare, no matter the expense to others. We must admit the gray areas exist in life. We absolutely must recognize that somewhere, in some fucked up way, this could be used to force healthcare workers to work against their will. Unless you totally and without question trust the current government to not force people in to work? As far as I can tell, a fascist government would be likely to do that exact thing...