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That’s what politics is — the way we distribute pain.
Article I have been meaning to share for a while (might have shared it before, but it's worth reading twice). American, but the sentiment is universal:
Stakes is High
Money quote:
That’s what politics is — the way we distribute pain. It’s not a sport or a fraternity or a game. It’s how we determine who gets medication and who dies young, who learns in a class of twenty kids and who learns in a class of thirty, whose school has a counselor that’s trained to look for signs of sexual abuse and who doesn’t.
And, just to add a more local, current spin (i.e. the NHS):
Facebook post re. 'Virgin Care'.
Stakes is High
Money quote:
That’s what politics is — the way we distribute pain. It’s not a sport or a fraternity or a game. It’s how we determine who gets medication and who dies young, who learns in a class of twenty kids and who learns in a class of thirty, whose school has a counselor that’s trained to look for signs of sexual abuse and who doesn’t.
And, just to add a more local, current spin (i.e. the NHS):
Facebook post re. 'Virgin Care'.