Reply #152: IMHO, I believe it is really more simple than just being right-wing [View All]

[juajen]

It appears to me that a lot of people need assurance that they are special and above others. Obviously having health insurance makes them feel better off than many, and they can then feel that they are superior to those people. The minute their circumstances change, they become much more sympathetic than they were previously. I have a dear friend who is a conservative and we have certainly had our differences in the past; but, she became much more aware of the hardships of the poor when she was diagnosed with cancer and became a survivor, but one with a pre-existing condition. She had good insurance, and they continued to serve her with the caveat that they would not cover her for cancer of any kind.