Comments on: Does the Hippocratic Oath Make Doctors Our Slaves? http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: phil http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html/comment-page-1#comment-5498 phil Tue, 01 May 2007 14:51:32 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html#comment-5498 <p>The term slave is appropriate. I suppose if you had a job, mr tribal elder, you wouldn't mind your customers getting your product for free? Just because they demand it? <br /> You probably work for city government somewhere anyway you lunatic. There is no comparison between Bush and Hitler besides they might both have balls. You complain about the concept of slavery, but don't think "sure you can draw some rough similarities" is an idiotic and intellectually vapid comment. <br /> Let's compare Ted Kennedy to Stalin. Yup, they both killed at least one person. Pretty similar in a rough kind of way, you idiot.</p> The term slave is appropriate. I suppose if you had a job, mr tribal elder, you wouldn’t mind your customers getting your product for free? Just because they demand it?
You probably work for city government somewhere anyway you lunatic. There is no comparison between Bush and Hitler besides they might both have balls. You complain about the concept of slavery, but don’t think “sure you can draw some rough similarities” is an idiotic and intellectually vapid comment.
Let’s compare Ted Kennedy to Stalin. Yup, they both killed at least one person. Pretty similar in a rough kind of way, you idiot.

]]> By: Bill http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html/comment-page-1#comment-5497 Bill Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:42:35 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html#comment-5497 <p>I agree with your post. The idea of a positive right to healthcare, while interesting, should in no way be assumed. I also agree that your use of the word "slave" turns most people off. In a way, its kind of like comparing Bush to Hitler or Stalin. Sure, you can draw some rough similarities, buts its a very impractical and lazy comparison. Even the most adamant National Health care advocates aren't even close to insisting that Doctors be imprisoned and forced to work for no pay while foreman whip them if they start slacking off. So why use that comparison? </p> I agree with your post. The idea of a positive right to healthcare, while interesting, should in no way be assumed. I also agree that your use of the word “slave” turns most people off. In a way, its kind of like comparing Bush to Hitler or Stalin. Sure, you can draw some rough similarities, buts its a very impractical and lazy comparison. Even the most adamant National Health care advocates aren’t even close to insisting that Doctors be imprisoned and forced to work for no pay while foreman whip them if they start slacking off. So why use that comparison?

]]> By: tribal elder http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html/comment-page-1#comment-5496 tribal elder Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:42:00 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html#comment-5496 <p>He provided manna because He loved His Chosen People, not because He was forced. </p> He provided manna because He loved His Chosen People, not because He was forced.

]]> By: dearieme http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html/comment-page-1#comment-5495 dearieme Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:51:14 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html#comment-5495 <p>But He did provide manna, didn't he?</p> But He did provide manna, didn’t he?

]]> By: Doug Murray http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html/comment-page-1#comment-5494 Doug Murray Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:28:18 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/04/does_the_hippoc.html#comment-5494 <p>These new rights you talk about shouldn't be called rights at all but <em>entitlements</em>. Using the word 'rights' for both concepts is intended to confuse the two and has worked admirably, I'm afraid.</p> <p>In the words of the Declaration of Independence our rights "are endowed by (our) Creator". I don't remember Him building anyone a house, either.</p> These new rights you talk about shouldn’t be called rights at all but entitlements. Using the word ‘rights’ for both concepts is intended to confuse the two and has worked admirably, I’m afraid.

In the words of the Declaration of Independence our rights “are endowed by (our) Creator”. I don’t remember Him building anyone a house, either.

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