Gorby has come out recently and said that Thatcher and other right- wing flops wanted him to crush German reunification. I tend to find the country rather like the fair-minded, well educated and progressive Britain I was supposed to be living in. I rather liked my trips to the old DDR for that matter - there was even something good amongst the lunacy and repression. Even in this civilized country there is little real progress towards a real understanding of how we might live if we can break the military-consumerist fetish. Private medicine would be OK if insurance was a genuine form not based on only taking people unlikely to be ill - but we'd still need to restrict white collar criminals (doctors etc.) taking rip-off fees.
On 3 Oct, 14:31, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > And a happy German Unity Day to you too, Gabby! > > I am in complete agreement with you on the health care issue. (Well, > ok, apart from anything else, I work in the health area :-)) I see us > facing difficult times in Germany in this area following the recent > election results. The so-called liberals (the junior partner in the > next government) are on record as saying they want the whole health > system completely privatised. Already the pressure towards a two-class > health system is growing. Free market experts talk about us all taking > more responsibility for ourselves and the availability of private > supplemental insurance. Even on a purely personal area it worries me - > as someone middle-aged, with a medical history of treated alcoholism > and an artificial hip, the rates I would have to pay for private > supplementary insurance are far beyond my means. > > The challenge for the united Germany remains the same as it was twenty > years ago - to achieve and maintain a just and fair society for all > its residents, whether in Duisburg or Dresden. > > Francis > > On 3 Okt., 14:44, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Let me explain. > > > I was born in West-Berlin 7 years after a wall was raised that > > protected the East from the fascism of the West. Unfortunately, West- > > Berlin was in the middle of East-Germany. My relatively poor geography > > marks give testimony of this circumstance. Times have changed and > > fascism has become a too difficult word to employ. Instead, becoming > > aware of the need to fight for the right idea has become more and more > > important. To have the right on my side has become the essence of our > > democracy. > > > Chris and Craig are right to assure each other (on Facebook) that our > > compulsory medical insurance system without a loud and heartfelt > > discussion on fines, penalties and death sentence for those who dream > > of dropping out of this system is wimpy and retarded. Welcome back, > > new fascism! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
