Politically Charged Violence - Who's Responsible?

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by dreadgeek

Part of the problem that I, as a liberal, have is that I try to hew pretty close to the facts. I don't think that my opinions are the same thing as the facts which, I hope, are the basis of my opinions. How does one effectively fight the good fight if, for instance, the other side conflates opinion (e.g. the HCR bill has language that after 70, a 'death panel' determines whether you can live another year) and fact (the HCR bill has end-of-life counseling coverage so that people can get help creating a durable power of attorney)? Cheers
Aj

And, not to derail....but the company I work for does that end-of-life counseling (among a whole host of health and wellness work). I cannot tell you how frequently seniors have thanked us for providing this service to them. Many tell us that their doctors cannot or will not have these conversations with them. They want the facts. They want to make their own decisions. They want to plan ahead. And they struggle to find those who will do that with them.

Providing this service, and making sure it's covered by health insurance, is compassionate, important and respectful - and the furtherst thing from a "death panel" that you can imagine.