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Section 18: Worcester County Subject: Woke Worcester Msg# 1127641
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Hi Vivian Its been a while since we've corresponded, so welcome to these debates.
Recall that the full timeframe of my comment, was referring to progress "compared to 50 or 60 years ago." I'd challenge anyone -- that its false to assert that modern access by minorities to medical services haven't improved from those of 50 or 60 years ago. And Medicaid is indeed a significant step in that path. As well as other positive developments. Of course, even the medical science has advanced. Look how far advanced antibiotics have leaped forward, beyond basic penicillin of the 1950's. And eventually becoming low cost examples, easily affordable by the poor of all races. YES There's undoubtedly plenty of medical gaps -- as you've outlined. Details likely from you working in that field(?) But even Bill Maher has challenged Dems to back away from asserting things are worse than ever, but to recognize various forms of improvements. See earlier messages I posted to other folks. Another one of the big objections is the amount of pushing these ideas onto the public. School boards pushing, despite huge objections by citizens. And state legislatures pushing back against Critical Race Theory, a branch of WOKE. Can't seem to recall how the WOKE got into the schools, without preliminary airing of the issues. But now its meeting extreme resistance, trying to have it restricted or removed. Did you read the brief descriptions of those books which Joe quoted?? About a half dozen. Some pretty off the wall stuff there. I'm glad that my late wife Betty has been spared from reading those reviews. Call our family traditionalists, but that kind of foul, sordid stuff is out of bounds. And I've been happy to see stats posted here indicating only about 5% or lower percentages of people are involved in such tawdry practices. Good to know that 95% are straight. It's a free country so its the deviant's own business. And the many folks here who read about the issue are also free to speak out, pro and con. I understand why some of the initial messages here said put this WOKE stuff in the toilet. Tom |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I have not been keeping up with the forum postings lately so apologize for responding to you days after your original post. Medicaid did indeed provide medical care to those in need but in no way leveled the playing field. I will not get into those who do not qualify for Medicaid but still cannot afford healthcare…that’s a discussion for another post. I will however point out that racial bias is alive and well in medical care. One need only look at maternal and infant mortality rates for non-Hispanic black women in the US. The disparity is real and is present even when controlled for underlying conditions. Look at skin cancers. Often missed in people of color. The fact that medical texts have almost no pictures of skin abnormalities on non-Caucasian skin contribute to this problem. A meta analysis of pain management done in 2016 shows that African Americans are routinely under treated for pain due to the belief among many, many health care providers that black people have a higher pain tolerance (which is false and based on earlier statements from slave owners who routinely beat their slaves). As a nurse I witnessed the withholding of pain medicine myself. These are just a few examples. So no, the playing field regarding healthcare ,just as in so many other areas of our society, for people of color is far from level. I am happy to know that the Woke Read program is in Worcester County. How can it possibly be detrimental for any of us to learn about our fellow citizens who are different from us? For so many generations the books in libraries have been books written by white people about white people. Its time to hear the voices and read about the lived experiences of others; African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Americans living in poverty, Americans with disabilities, Americans who are LGBTQ. I can’t see a down side for me or my grandkids to learn about others’ perspectives. |
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