Socialized Medicine Versus Socialist Medicine.
Socialized Medicine Versus Socialist Medicine.
Don’t give your freedoms away.
In recent years, we have been told that socialized medicine is a good thing, yet people — wealthy enough to do so — continue to flock to the United States from countries that offer socialized medicine. They do so because the quality of care is higher in a privatized society and, in many cases, they don’t qualify for the treatment they need in their own countries.
There are very few countries in the world, besides the United States, where people will risk their lives to hole up in the hull of a ship for weeks or even months at a time or risk capsizing into shark-infested waters on makeshift rafts for the chance of reaching American shores. That is because the quality of life in the United States is much higher than it is in many other countries. It is the land of opportunity and it offers many freedoms. Unfortunately, many of those freedoms are not only being taken away from us — some are being surrendered unconditionally by people who fear retribution from the government.
During my wife’s stay at the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital, I got into a heated argument with a bathroom attendant/hall monitor/respiratory nurse who was giving me a hard time about not wearing a mask in my wife’s private bedroom. I quoted the CDC secretary who said it was not required for me to wear a mask but the hall monitor said it was the hospital’s policy to have everyone wear a mask. She said that they were trying to protect my wife. I said, “So am I.” She asked me what I was protecting my wife from. I said, “Socialism.”
She was not alone when this exchange took place. There was another hospital employee in the room who was also wearing a mask. I asked them both, “If you are wearing masks and the masks really work, why do I need to wear one too? And if the masks don’t work, why do you need to wear them?” The hall monitor just replied, “It’s our policy and I’m just following my instructions.” By the way, ironically, my wife was not required to wear a mask in her private bedroom.
While this is a debate that will, no doubt, go on for quite some time, I’ve always dug in my heels when it comes to giving up freedoms that American patriots gave their lives to preserve for us today. As political historian Alexis de Tocqueville once said, “Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.” Remember that any country big enough to give you everything you want is also powerful enough to take away everything you have — including your freedom.
“The reason this country continues to drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country.” – Lyn Nofzinger
(This excerpt is taken from my seminar entitled Survive and Thrive VI: Staying Power.) I encourage you to click here to register for my all new Survive and Thrive VI: Staying Power seminar on Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 8:30 AM to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time at Melhorn Manor in Mount Joy, PA. This event will also be available through live streaming.
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