http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-healthcare-debate-is-being-lost-due-to-poor-communication grep understanding Fri, 25 May 2012 02:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-healthcare-debate-is-being-lost-due-to-poor-communication/comment-page-1#comment-243125 CarlM Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:14:31 +0000 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-healthcare-debate-is-being-lost-due-to-poor-communication#comment-243125 <p>The thing that upsets me even more than the polarization is the fact that there is so much DISHONEST communication that seems so clearly INTENDED to create an even more severe polarization.</p> The thing that upsets me even more than the polarization is the fact that there is so much DISHONEST communication that seems so clearly INTENDED to create an even more severe polarization.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-healthcare-debate-is-being-lost-due-to-poor-communication/comment-page-1#comment-243122 CarlM Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:42:00 +0000 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-healthcare-debate-is-being-lost-due-to-poor-communication#comment-243122 <p>I agree, but a big part of the problem is that the country has become so polarized that too many people don't trust the opposition party and therefore believe in their gut that even if the TEXT of the bill says one thing those in the opposition REALLY want something else, so we must vote against this bill to keep that something else from happening.<br><br><br>This happens ALL the time in politics. It's true in debate about health insurance reform, it's true in the debate about gun laws, it's true in the debate about abortion laws, ...<br><br>I guess my point is that communication is not the only problem here. The problem is a lack of faith that even the opposition can have the good of the country at heart. I just HAD to phrase it in that way. :)</p> I agree, but a big part of the problem is that the country has become so polarized that too many people don't trust the opposition party and therefore believe in their gut that even if the TEXT of the bill says one thing those in the opposition REALLY want something else, so we must vote against this bill to keep that something else from happening.


This happens ALL the time in politics. It's true in debate about health insurance reform, it's true in the debate about gun laws, it's true in the debate about abortion laws, …

I guess my point is that communication is not the only problem here. The problem is a lack of faith that even the opposition can have the good of the country at heart. I just HAD to phrase it in that way. :)

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