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by buffington
731 days ago
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It's fair to say that I introduced the idea of "race" into this conversation. That wasn't a fair assumption for me to make. The only thing it says about me, however, is that I've seen a lot of anti immigration arguments made that were actually just people being racist. That said, and to be perfectly clear - I'm not trying to find a reason to argue with you. I'm trying to understand what it means to "spend $800k on US health care as a Canadian." Normally I'd shrug and move on at this point, but frankly, it's seems a bit crazy to suggest that you, a Canadian, spent $800k on US health care because of immigration. You were the one who spent the money. Why not make it crystal clear how and why that happened? |
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Indeed, causation vs. correlation - and that reactivity and assumptions is a fundamental issue for society, where people get worked up emotionally and then react based on that - and in the worst case scenario that boils into physical violence; of which authoritarians, tyrants, and bad actors will use to weaponize and direct an ideological-angry mob to help meet their own goals.
Re: "... it's seems a bit crazy to suggest that you, a Canadian, spent $800k on US health care because of immigration."
Because I didn't suggest that, another assumption you made; you know what they say about making assumptions - "it makes an 'ass' of 'u' and 'me'. I added the flooding of immigrants as an additional factor/supportive argument to the untenable situation comment - that flood making things far worse, when there was already a major family doctor/general physician shortage here.
But yes - I plan to make it as crystal clear as I can - including by ideally working with and getting comments from the various doctors and associated organizations/institutions; hopefully voluntarily - but perhaps through official complaint processes when possible to require oversight and a conversation.
Over the years I've written a lot but my pain level is still too high - although knock on wood there may only be 2 more major sources that can be addressed, and then my concentration and executive function may then improve enough where I can start to properly compile and organize my writings into a book, to thoroughly outline exactly the path and challenges I encountered.
You'd probably be a great person to proofread my book draft, if it ever gets done, so I can see what assumptions you may make between unrelated-disconnected statements - so I can try to be more clear; I'd even pay you.