I don’t mean to assert that there aren’t many, many on the left that are ignorant to the issues that they support. It’s unfortunate that ignorance is so pervasive. The more informed a population is, the better our civilization will be. However, for Tea Party protesters to rant on and on about their liberty and rights being ripped from them, while at the same time showing little, to no actual knowledge of the issues that they are protesting makes me cringe. If you don’t understand what it is that you’re against, please inform yourself in a responsible way or shut up. That goes for both sides. Ignorance is no excuse and no way to run a country.
This clip is a bit worrisome, and reassuring at the same time. To recognize that much of the adamant opposition to healthcare reform is uninformed and rooted in something else makes this newly enacted law even more important. Maybe, just maybe, after the smoke has cleared, some who blindly followed the dishonest rhetoric of many of the people who claim to represent them will realize that they were the ones being led down a false path and will reconsider their alligiances…