The only Americans I've encountered who'd rather die than have affordable healthcare are Internet Anonyms. Make of that what you will.![]()
You should get out more.
So I can meet stupid people? Why would I want to do that?![]()
So you can expose yourself to ideas beyond the talking points. So you can gain a broader perspective and realize that not everyone sees things the way you do, and find out that that's okay.
When the ideas are baseless and the people expressing them can't even bother explaining why they believe them, it's counterproductive.
The reality is that Congress still hasn't come up with an alternative to the PPACA.
The reality is in the first-person accounts such as the one in the OP.
You can cherish an idea that the Moon is made of gorgonzola, but you'll find precious little evidence to support your idea. Just repeating it doesn't make it so.
Heh.. yup.