Obamacare: The Hate Can’t Be Cured (Garry Wills) from the New York Review of Books
A long excerpt is in order!
"He made the mistake of thinking that facts matter when a cult is involved. Obamacare is now, for many, haloed with hate, to be fought against with all one’s life. Retaining certitude about its essential evil is a matter of self-respect, honor for one’s allies in the cause, and loathing for one’s opponents. It is a religious commitment. ... Such people understandably think their own best self was given over to defeating the hated thing. ... The irrelevance of evidence in the face of sacred causes explains the dogged denial of global warming, the deep belief that the Obama Administration was responsible for the killing of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens in Benghazi and that Obama is not a legitimate American. ... The best preservative for unreason is to make a religion of it."
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