I gotta admit I hate the framing of this as “Cuba vs the US.” Cuba coming up with a treatment is commendable. The US coming up with many treatments is commendable. This is fucking medical science, not politics.
Everything is politics. Especially when everything you try to do is hampered by stupid and/or abusive politics, such as the embargo.
You’re right that coming up with the drug is in itself commendable, but you’re wrong in implying that coming up with it while under the embargo doesn’t make it even MORE impressive.
It is all politics. Your fucking life is going to be even more political soon meaning miserable cause of some policies. I hate it when people are like “duh I am not into politics”.
Don’t forget how in the US, the amount of doctors is restricted by law by Congress, determined by Congress. That’s mainly to keep doctor’s wages high and create artificial scarcity, but who’s to say the wages can’t be paid for by the state instead?
The US coming up with anything is not commendable because we literally always overcharge wildly for life saving treatments and let anyone who can’t afford them die
And that redeems the US how? If you do something evil, a harmful act with purely selfish motives, it doesn’t matter how many people learn from you and use that knowledge to do good, what you did remains evil.
I gotta admit I hate the framing of this as “Cuba vs the US.” Cuba coming up with a treatment is commendable. The US coming up with many treatments is commendable. This is fucking medical science, not politics.
The US and their horrible system have worked against science on many occasions.
Everything is politics. Especially when everything you try to do is hampered by stupid and/or abusive politics, such as the embargo.
You’re right that coming up with the drug is in itself commendable, but you’re wrong in implying that coming up with it while under the embargo doesn’t make it even MORE impressive.
The US is Sabotaging healthcare science long-term with it’s bullshit. We would be better off if it turned into a new Atlantida.
It is all politics. Your fucking life is going to be even more political soon meaning miserable cause of some policies. I hate it when people are like “duh I am not into politics”.
The US embargo against Cuba is political as well.
The US politicians turning a blind eye on the lives destroyed by for-profit healthcare are political as well.
Don’t forget how in the US, the amount of doctors is restricted by law by Congress, determined by Congress. That’s mainly to keep doctor’s wages high and create artificial scarcity, but who’s to say the wages can’t be paid for by the state instead?
The US coming up with anything is not commendable because we literally always overcharge wildly for life saving treatments and let anyone who can’t afford them die
Idk, the rest of the world generally gets them at a reasonable pricing
And that redeems the US how? If you do something evil, a harmful act with purely selfish motives, it doesn’t matter how many people learn from you and use that knowledge to do good, what you did remains evil.
Who talked about redeeming the US? I’m just happy I get my healthcare at reasonable rates.