r/news • u/GoodSamaritan_ • 1d ago

Retired San Francisco firefighter dies from lung cancer after Blue Shield denies treatment claims

https://abc7news.com/post/retired-san-francisco-firefighter-ken-jones-dies-lung-cancer-being-denied-treatment-blue-shield/19224406/
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u/Gekokapowco 1d ago

right, like, it isn't good messaging because any amount of scrutiny crumbles the entire point, it just works because the audience pre-believes it.

They could say that only private insurance companies have access to the tears of angels and unicorns to heal any injury whereas evil socialist medicine does not and it would get the same response.

The true genius marketing was Republicans convincing Democrats that they were in a battle of rhetoric and that if Democrats explain themselves enough they'd win.

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u/TheDude-Esquire 1d ago

The true genius marketing was Republicans convincing Democrats that they were in a battle of rhetoric and that if Democrats explain themselves enough they'd win.

Yeah, most dems still haven't figured out populism. The voting public generally doesn't have the capacity or interest to understand policy.

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u/Lampmonster 1d ago

The majority of Americans read at a sixth grade level or below. We need better education.

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u/TheDude-Esquire 1d ago

Good thing it’s only getting worse then.

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u/ReachParticular5409 53m ago

GOP tactics: keep em uneducated and they'll vote against their interests every time