I don't really have a position on the issue one way or the other, but it is insane how quickly this somewhat small issue (compared to stuff that everyone has been talking about for decades, like abortion) became part of the culture war, I already see "come and take it" memes being made.
Stop lying. If you turned the stove onto "medium" it worked like a cheap microwave. It went "on 30 seconds, off 30 seconds", ensuring that the food either burned from overheating or didn't cook correctly.
Maybe you bought a really cheap or bad version. Mine has multiple power levels and I finely control my cooking temperature.