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Why do you think the real motive is about the rights of women? The main thrust is they are anti-Trump/government marches which attracted drum thumping revolutionaries who took the lead on 08 March 2017, Women's rights marches and the strike included several well intended persons but the concept of women's rights is simply the sugar coating for those obsessed with Trump.
If some Marxist fools organize a Women's March (not the BIG women's march) and women march, that does not mean those women support radical Marxism, or even know that Marxists organized the march.
So the answer here is, so what? Are these Maexist trying to get women to support Marxism? Can you show anything that indicates something like that?
On the other hand, the far right, including Congressmen in office now, have been rather non-supportive in many cases of women and the problems that face because of gender. That seems in this situation to indicate the Marxist organizers of this march have the moral high ground and the GOP are the disreputable thugs. These are the slime who are attacking women's rights to birth control, fair wages and who don't seem to care much about violence against women.
I could care less about these Marxists but hate the GOP's moral and political blind spots when it comes to women.
When the right wing wakes up, supports women and starts organizing the marches, call me. In this case, I'd rather have the Marxists than the GOP right wingers.
The Marxists I mentioned are far from fools. The ones I mentioned are accomplished strategists, educators and scholars. You can check their academic credentials. Never underestimate them because with just a handful of people its front groups are shutting down free speech in universities and seems to have taken control of the Women’s march which to them is a first prize.
However the strikes and march in question (08 March 2017) was globally a success more than the last one. The previous one was more of an anti-trump rant where the pink pussycat hats appeared all over the world, but remained silent on women’s rights around the world.
The eventual goal is to recruit for Marxist or Marxist front groups and move society’s views towards its own agenda. Why would Marxists not get involved if this were not the case?
Now there are actually some good points about Marxism that we could consider:
HEALTHCARE:
If the US wants to understand how to run a cost effective Healthcare system, then it need go no further than Cuba for some advice. Even Forbes was impressed some years ago for Cuba cannot afford to run up deficits in the same way the US did under the well intentioned OBAMA CARE.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2014/12/22/cuba-cost-effective-healthcare/#f013a0a58993
Medical system lessons
One of the key differences between our health care system and that of Cuba is that the US, as many western countries, focuses on treating disease, rather than preventive medicine. This is an enormously profitable system for manufacturers of diagnostic and radiologic tests, as well as for expensive medicines. In contrast, Cuba’s health system is strongly focused on prevention, using low-tech means extraordinarily effectively. Education is a priority, and there is almost universal literacy. Health and sexual education are promoted; contraceptives are free. Universal health care is free, and everyone has a family physician and nurse.
ALSO:
The US ranks 3rd in health care expenditures, spending 17.9% of its GDP on health (2011). In contrast, Cuba only spent 10% of its GDP, putting it on par with Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
There are other valuable lessons to be learned regarding health care.
Medical system lessons
One of the key differences between our health care system and that of Cuba is that the US, as many western countries, focuses on treating disease, rather than preventive medicine. This is an enormously profitable system for manufacturers of diagnostic and radiologic tests, as well as for expensive medicines. In contrast, Cuba’s health system is strongly focused on prevention, using low-tech means extraordinarily effectively. Education is a priority, and there is almost universal literacy. Health and sexual education are promoted; contraceptives are free. Universal health care is free, and everyone has a family physician and nurse.
How has these affected outcomes? At what cost?
The US ranks 3rd in health care expenditures, spending 17.9% of its GDP on health (2011). In contrast, Cuba only spent 10% of its GDP, putting it on par with Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
What does the US gain for its vastly greater financial investment? Not so much, it seems. Infant mortality is lower in Cuba and the under 5 year old mortality rate is quite low. Life expectancy is almost identical in the two countries. This is achieved despite huge disparities in wealth. (The only area where mortality is significantly higher in Cuba is that of maternal mortality).
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So with respect to TRUMPCARE or OBAMACARE, I would recommend a look at CASTRO-CARE because it is cost effective and uses a lower percentage of the GDP.
INDIA
I would also pose that the only state in India which ever made any real economic progress was the state of Kerala which for years was run by a Communist administration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_model
Back in the USA I would agree that legislation to change the abortion laws would be detrimental to a woman’s right to choose within legislation that also determines foetal viability of the unborn child. There is nothing to show that the Republicans women’s rights are any less now than under the democrats. No one in any of the main parties supports violence against women, or condones such.