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<blockquote data-quote="SomeGuyDude" data-source="post: 6236141" data-attributes="member: 613531">I&#039;m not gonna say where I land on this debate, but I really wish what we could have in the US were HONEST discussion on the bill before Congress.All this propaganda about euthanasia and death panels, socialism, people storming Town Hall meetings with signs with swastikas on them calling Obama Hitler and whatever else, it just really fvcks up the whole thing. Not only does it cloud the issue horrifically by getting everyone distracted with BS that isn&#039;t even a part of the dang bill (so no one can talk about the bill&#039;s actual contents), but it even drowns out the opposition by making it look like they&#039;re all a bunch of kooks and maniacs.It&#039;s be nice if a liberal and a conservative could sit down on television and actually discuss the merits of the proposal, its legitimate strengths and shortcomings, that way the public is informed about what&#039;s actually in there and make a decision. But in the age of 24-hour news networks and sound bytes over reporting, that&#039;s too much to ask for.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SomeGuyDude, post: 6236141, member: 613531"] I'm not gonna say where I land on this debate, but I really wish what we could have in the US were HONEST discussion on the bill before Congress. All this propaganda about euthanasia and death panels, socialism, people storming Town Hall meetings with signs with swastikas on them calling Obama Hitler and whatever else, it just really fvcks up the whole thing. Not only does it cloud the issue horrifically by getting everyone distracted with BS that isn't even a part of the dang bill (so no one can talk about the bill's actual contents), but it even drowns out the opposition by making it look like they're all a bunch of kooks and maniacs. It's be nice if a liberal and a conservative could sit down on television and actually discuss the merits of the proposal, its legitimate strengths and shortcomings, that way the public is informed about what's actually in there and make a decision. But in the age of 24-hour news networks and sound bytes over reporting, that's too much to ask for. [/QUOTE]

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