QotD

"We were once told that civil rights legislation was rushing into something, too much, too soon, etc. The response of the movement was 'We've been waiting 100 years!'

"Of course, those corporations and wealthy who benefit the most from the status quo, and their bought conservative politicians and news media, don't want to change a thing unless they see even greater financial advantage for themselves. We've seen it with health care. They stall, obscure the issues, lie, frighten people, use threats and bribery, filibuster everything, block debate about the best solutions - such as Medicare for All, and deliberately weaken the legislation that does get through in the hope that it won't work. Real people, who are sick and dying, mean nothing to them."

-- commenter DeanOR at Hullabaloo, 2009-11-29