As an American citizen, what is your perspective on this?
In the US, hospitals are only legally required to stabilize you in the ER if your life is in immediate danger (under EMTALA). That does NOT mean treatment is free, nor does it cover long-term care like cancer chemo or burn rehabilitation. Once you're stable, they send you a massive bill that can easily bankrupt an average family—which is exactly why Americans rely so heavily on GoFundMe for medical expenses.
The centralized dictatorship and the decentralized oligarchy
You know what? The first time I went to Los Angeles, I was shocked by the mile-long homeless encampments on the streets. What really let me down was that some Americans told me that homeless people love to live on the streets and being homeless. No—to me, that's just an insult to poor people, whether they mean it that way or not.
Yes, I am an anarchist.
I've lived in several socialist countries for more than ten years and a capitalist country for more than twenty years.
Still Remembering Aaron Bushnell. Some live, though they are already dead; others have died, yet are still alive.
Without people like Edward Snowden, Aaron Bushnell and Luigi Nicholas Mangione, it would be a country without any hope, future or conscience, but filled only with pedophiles, ICE, snobbery, cruelty, racism and fascism.
Too Great to Be Believed, Too Shameless to Be Ashamed
After Trump plagiarized the well-known slogan originally used by Ronald Reagan, many parody slogans have appeared, such as: "Make Japan Great Again", "Make China Great Again", "Make Argentina Great Again".
José Mujica
After watching the story of José Mujica, a poem by the renowned Chinese poet — Zang Kejia truly resonated with me.
José Mujica
After watching the story of José Mujica, a poem by the renowned Chinese poet — Zang Kejia truly resonated with me.
