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I'm married to one who does their level best to be a thorn in the system. When we married, we were polar opposites with regards to medicine. Now, parity, finall

I'm married to one who does their level best to be a thorn in the system. When we married, we were polar opposites with regards to medicine. Now, parity, finally. I know many others besides. Some are opposed to anything that would take a penny from their bank accounts. Others, increasingly, see things as I do. Europe has many troubles, but half my family still live in Europe and they report nothing untoward medically other than our shared pandemic misery. In fact, they are normal, everyday people and have already received the vaccine. Not so much here...

chaganated 6y ago
Why stay here then? It is interesting to me how taking on "the white man's burden" to civilize africa and the orient is a passé and cancellable offense, while undertaking it against the Great American Redneck isn't. If Europe is more civilized, and you want civilization, why not leave Bubba unmolested in his own natural habitat?
- greenminimalist 6y ago
  I could easily go back to Europe. But we are employed here. I did look at Finland and their tech-hiring program a bit back during the pandemic, but they ended it. America is just short-sighted. For all the good things here, there is so much that is simply broken and for no good reason other than "NIH". If I could convince my spouse to move to Finland or Norway, I would do so in a heartbeat, but with 11 years as a doctor here, and with kids... I've been given the green light if I can make it work, and trying I am. I'd like Americans to have access to quality healthcare, great schools, and the lot, but apparently they don't want it because it's "socialist". The percentage of taxes that would be raised is still far less per person than anyone pays monthly for health insurance.
  - chaganated 6y ago
    Everything is connected, our blessings and our curses are joined at the hip, and the average american voter understands these interconnections better than nearly every outsider. Attributing it all to stupid-americans-and-their-prejudice-against-socialism is as much a disservice to yourself as it is to them. I could illuminate a few of these connections here, but I would be swiftly pig-piled and banned, so you will have to discover them for yourself. Good luck! edit: Actually, publish and be damned! We had a great many Germans at a chemical plant in the southeast--always telling us how stupid and backward our country was. UNTIL! the waves of refugees came. Now those same Germans fall over themselves apologizing to us. "We didn't know!"

chaganated 6y ago

Why stay here then? It is interesting to me how taking on "the white man's burden" to civilize africa and the orient is a passé and cancellable offense, while undertaking it against the Great American Redneck isn't. If Europe is more civilized, and you want civilization, why not leave Bubba unmolested in his own natural habitat?

greenminimalist 6y ago
I could easily go back to Europe. But we are employed here. I did look at Finland and their tech-hiring program a bit back during the pandemic, but they ended it. America is just short-sighted. For all the good things here, there is so much that is simply broken and for no good reason other than "NIH". If I could convince my spouse to move to Finland or Norway, I would do so in a heartbeat, but with 11 years as a doctor here, and with kids... I've been given the green light if I can make it work, and trying I am. I'd like Americans to have access to quality healthcare, great schools, and the lot, but apparently they don't want it because it's "socialist". The percentage of taxes that would be raised is still far less per person than anyone pays monthly for health insurance.
- chaganated 6y ago
  Everything is connected, our blessings and our curses are joined at the hip, and the average american voter understands these interconnections better than nearly every outsider. Attributing it all to stupid-americans-and-their-prejudice-against-socialism is as much a disservice to yourself as it is to them. I could illuminate a few of these connections here, but I would be swiftly pig-piled and banned, so you will have to discover them for yourself. Good luck! edit: Actually, publish and be damned! We had a great many Germans at a chemical plant in the southeast--always telling us how stupid and backward our country was. UNTIL! the waves of refugees came. Now those same Germans fall over themselves apologizing to us. "We didn't know!"