what's the point

My Grandma Braff, would tsk,tsk,tsk as she heard one of her sisters lament that (her sister) would do something negative just out of spite. My Grandma would provide her dour face, pout her lips, sway from side to side holding her arms close to her body as her sister or sisters would insist that spite was a good thing, adding even if it hurt themselves while doing it. My Grandma would ask why would hurting yourself to try and prove a point not be pointless thus making no sense to remedy the situation. (If it was a heated discourse between the siblings some this dialogue would be in Romanian.) The reply 9 out of 10 times would be “...that way I can demonstrate I am more in charge, I am in control, and just as unreasonable as those who started the conflict to begin with...” My Grandma now using her practical makes sense voice would end this communication by saying, “...if all you want to do is put out the fire then why are you continuing to add more and fuel?” Usually one of the parties would make a grand exit in a very huge huff!

I watch the debate about the Affordable Health Care Act, noticing some of the citizens carrying Tea Party banners, or Jesus’s name, calling Obama a Socialist all protesting that this law is un-American. I then look closer and all I see are signs calling Obama Care the devils work, and as evil as it gets. I stare at the people protesting the fact that the government is trying to reduce the cost of health insurance, increase participation to stay healthy, and advocating for the opportunity of equal access to health care, and wonder do they not realize this means all of them also? Is their hate for the president so overwhelming, so great that no matter if they are hurting themselves out of spite they will reject the bill because it came from Obama? What is the point?

My great Uncle Isidore, (Itzy) was one of the first family members to arrive in the US from Romania. He was a “schmuta” salesman moving from town to town, eventually settling in Detroit to own and operate a cotton goods store. He would undersell any competitors in the general neighborhood eventually helping them to go out of business and then increasing his market share. When the larger cotton good stores wanted to set up business in Detroit, Uncle Itzy sold his stores and made a great profit. He packed his family and moved to Pittsburgh. He fine tuned his practice of underselling the competition, reveled when others went out of business, and would call them “schmucks”. “Poor people should be poor if they are stupid enough to not know how to connive the competitor, he would philosophize, adding, “what makes America great is there will always be the poor making the rich that much more powerful.” If anyone from the family was struggling he would chastise them and say if you can’t do it on your own you don’t deserve it.”

While on the Jay Leno show, jay Leno asked Mr. Romney If you’re president and you repeal Obamacare, Romney was asked, what will happen to the people with preexisting conditions who are now guaranteed insurance coverage thanks to the law?

ROMNEY: People with preexisting conditions — as long as they’ve been insured before, they’re going to continue to have insurance.

LENO: Suppose they were never insured?

ROMNEY: Well, if they’re 45 years old, and they show up, and they say, “I want insurance, because I’ve got a heart disease,” it’s like, “Hey guys, we can’t play the game like that.” You’ve got to get insurance when you’re well, and if you get ill, then you’re going to be covered. (Salon.com)

If you never had the money or wherewithal to purchase health insurance and you, later in life you get sick, too bad. It is your fault for having a pre-existing condition and not being wealthy enough to have purchased health insurance, then you deserve to die. There is no compassion for the poor who have to budget health care costs along with food and rent. It is no one’s fault but yourself that you are poor. So suffer the consequences my friend, suffer. You either afford health care or you don’t, no pity for the poor. What is the point of pursing happiness in the nation?

I am so frustrated that common sense, common ground are never sought, but divide and conquer are relished. I am so frustrated that the welfare of others never comes into play because some of us hate more then love. I am so frustrated that Mitt Romney is running for president and actually has the support of people who are last item of importance should he be elected.

When did we become so belligerent, so bogus, so spiteful so selfish? What is the point when we continue to be so exclusive and not one inch inclusive? I don’t get it at all.