Reply #136: As many other adventures under capitalism . . . [View All]

we find that profit corrupts results . . .

I doubt you would argue with that --

YOU have to open your own mind and convince yourself of whatever you believe.

No one can do that for you.

Under capitalism, we have complete exploitation of nature -- air, water, ground water,

soil -- and even of human beings -- and yet you are naive enough to believe that we

have health care based on concern for the patient?

I am not specifically suggesting that chemo may not have some positive effects in the
case of Hodkins -- I am trying to advise caution in regard to our overall medical
practices -- but especially in regard to chemo and radiation.

If I was engaging in "selective editing," I would not have provided the full links to
all the articles! I pulled from the articles information that would serve
to make clear that corporate-medicine isn't necessarily to be trusted.

Unfortunately, "cancer cures" have not increased -- but the numbers of cancers and new
cancers has dramatically increased over the past years.

And, presumably, you're suggesting that natural avenues to health are "faith-based" . . .?
Look around you at the history of our medicine -- from psychiatry's torture of patients
to the continuing use of treatments which are actually doing harm to patients. Look at
the side effects of our drugs!

Since you seem to be obsessed with this question, I'll answer it again for you . . .

So, who do you think you're convincing with this repetitive nonsense? Me? You're smarter than that.

No one is trying to "convince" you of something -- what I am trying to do is get you to
think about the fact that our system of medicine and its "cures" - it's treatments -- are
not contributing to the health of our citizens. We rank 37th in the world in health care.
That's below Cuba. We have health care based on money and the ability to pay. It's a
for-profit system which has led to expensive treatments with unproven results.

P.S. If you actually want me to read all that, provide a proper citation for the journal articles in which they are published.

If you haven't read the more thought-provoking quotes . . . I doubt you'd be bothered to
read anything else. All of the information contained in the article is footnoted.

Trusting our health care system is akin to trusting capitalism.
Is that working for you?