Decius wrote:

Obama administration is faced with a full-scale culture war over healthcare which has very little to do with arguments and everything to do with identity.

The largest chunk [of protestors] know little about the proposed reforms and have no intention of rectifying their ignorance.

For all their impact, reasonable people may as well be living on Venus.

This editorial, although a bit histrionic at points, echos many of the sentiments that have been expressed on MemeStreams.

For better or for worse, no more histrionic than my posts on the subjects. But I think he makes a good point when he says the real American value is a predilection for conspiracy theories. Where does this come from? Seems fairly modern to me. Unless you were gay in the 20s I suppose.

RE: FT.com / Comment / Opinion - Healthcare paranoia is part of America’s culture war