Another way to look at it is to say that "People want to feel righteous about their vote, so they will mutate their views to sustain that." Look at Trump. There are lots of evangelicals who support him like the second coming.
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Well you’re the one saying we should have eleminated “cartels.” Do you actually think that was possible in 2009? It was your proposal not mine.
That’s not what I said. I said that it’s absurd to make support for the ACA the litmus test for who’s moral or immoral. You’re free to like it. You’re free to think it was necessary and the only thing possible, but that doesn’t make you a better person to people who don’t like it
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Is there a moral defense of not passing it, where it’s considered morally preferable for millions of people to continue without having insurance?
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Putting the good of the many ahead of the good of the few is a commonly held moral view across most traditions.
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That’s pretty much what Bernie supporters do in making support for M4A the litmus test for who really cares about their fellow human beings and who’s a corporate shill. It’s more wokelympics
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You call it woke I call it making sure everyone has healthcare. The alternative being proposed is just repeal of the ACA. That’s not better by any measure. It would cause more preventable deaths.
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If you don't like the ACA bc it couldn't do something that was unattainable, then you aren't immoral, you are just unreasonable.
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