it's not individual choice that keeps for profit health care going, of course CEOs and board members of insurance companies aren't going to feel guilty, they're sociopaths.
What? Opting out of healthcare in the US just means I don't have healthcare. There is no critical mass of people opting out of health insurance which will force change. Opting out of consuming animal products, on the other hand, does produce an immediate impact.
that is why we have universal health care, a famously popular policy
things take time.
yelling at people that we need universal health care has been extremely successful in the USA, let's take that same rhetoric to animal liberation
it wouldn't have the amount of popularity its grown to have if people didn't keep yelling
the discourse changed away from yelling which is why it's popular
turns out making people feel guilty about things doesn't inspire them to want to make change, but instead causes them to disengage
it's not individual choice that keeps for profit health care going, of course CEOs and board members of insurance companies aren't going to feel guilty, they're sociopaths.
your comparing apples to plastic bottles.
this was about democracy
even if you're talking about revolution and protest it's still made up of individuals making a decision to do so.
you are misreading my arguments, and i'm disengaging from this as it's clear we will not resolve this contradiction in thought
Here's the thing, if your health and finances allow, you can make the choice to opt out of consuming animal products, not so for universal healthcare.
if your health and finances allow, you can simply purchase your own health care
Yeah, that's what 70% of Americans do...
that's the problem and reinforces why individual choice isn't effective. I hope you see this some day
What? Opting out of healthcare in the US just means I don't have healthcare. There is no critical mass of people opting out of health insurance which will force change. Opting out of consuming animal products, on the other hand, does produce an immediate impact.
a mass movement of people not having healthcare (a strike of sorts) would actually be pretty effective
it's been more than 70 years
yeah, but enough people haven't individually made the choice to go on general strike, which is the way we actually get there.