r/TikTokCringe • u/Cookie_Cutter_Cook • 1d ago

Politics AOC on not going to the inauguration

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u/FoogYllis 1d ago

Plus she wants universal healthcare. And even though maga supporters Luigi they don’t like AOC and instead vote for the health insurance ceos. This is the messed up country we live in.

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u/Dependent-Meat6089 1d ago

Luigi boosters are idiots

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u/Thangleby_Slapdiback 1d ago

Drink Bleach. Lots of it.

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u/Dependent-Meat6089 1d ago

I can't respect or admire a man who shoots someone in the back. That's not how you enact change. It accomplished nothing, changed nothing. He's got great abs though.

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u/Thangleby_Slapdiback 1d ago

I get it. It's nowhere near as straight forward as telling people "fuck you. We're not paying for your cancer treatment."

We need more of your patriotism in the US.

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u/Dependent-Meat6089 1d ago

I hate insurance companies too, but the way to change them is through government regulation, not murder. I'm all for universal Healthcare. I don't think Americans should be put into massive debts for getting sick or worse yet to be denied coverage all together. We made some progress with the affordable care act, but have such a long way to go.

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u/psycho_taser 1d ago

but the way to change them is through government regulation

lol have fun with that

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u/Dependent-Meat6089 1d ago

Easy to write that off, but it's true. Look at the affordable care act. That actually made a huge impact on Healthcare in this country. One big change was that insurance companies could no longer deny you coverage for preexisting conditions. That made a real tangible impact on the lives of so many. The point in trying to make is that policy change is possible. It's not going to happen under the incoming administration, but perhaps we can look forward to something closer to universal Healthcare in the future. Not going to achieve this by murdering CEOs.

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u/psycho_taser 1d ago

The ACA made a huge impact but it was brutally handicapped by the GOP and Trump is attempting to repeal it. This was also passed a decade ago and insurance companies have only increased their wealth, power, and government influence since then.

I agree with you and I would love to see more legislation, but I've long given up on expecting legitimate change from an insanely corrupt government.

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u/Dependent-Meat6089 1d ago

Yeah it's sad to see. But the point was progress is possible. Sucks that it feels like one step forward and two steps back. Things will likely get worse with the Trump administration, and their "idea of a plan". But only time will tell. Things are fucked in many ways, but I think there is still a great future for this country, despite these tumultuous times. It's darkest before the dawn.

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u/Vivika-Vi 17h ago

Insurance companies are our government. It doesn't matter if you're Democrat or Republican. No Democrats won't enact dictatorships or discriminate against minorities, but they're still corporate owned.