The Man Who Died

My wife tells me that Obamacare has now reached India where she (and others) are busily engaged in editing the document. She is simply amazed by what has been written there. There is of course the mandated fine for anyone who may not choose to participate. But even more ominous is that doctors will now be required to write prescriptions for simple over-the-counter remedies. Talk about overwhelming the system! It takes practically an act of congress now to get any kind of prescription filled (especially on weekends), never mind the expense. If doctors are to be inundated with people hoping to purchase a simple bottle of Aspirin or package of band-aids, I can see no end to delay and confusion.

They say Obamacare will be rolled back by the new Congress; that the president himself will come to his senses and moderate his stance. I see no sign of it so far, primarily because his goal is and has always been to overwhelm and wreck the system(s).

All is in place as we speak to accomplish this. It extends far beyond health care. The dollar is at risk as well. Ditto, race relations; education; foreign policy… You name it. It’s all going down.

Meanwhile the president is off to India, a colorful and exotic backdrop for Obama‘s victory lap. (Just like the American economy, the midterms might have turned out worse.) Obama does not particularly care for India. India is not taken seriously by the West precisely because she poses no danger. Only 'dangerous' countries - like China and Iran - are taken seriously. The West's policy towards them is one of appeasement. As such India (and Israel) is seen merely as a bargaining chip, one that is happily sacrificed if it means that the West is allowed to live one more day. India will have to come to terms with the fact that she stands alone.

Even with America out of the picture, there will by no means be peace. The yellow man and the Muslim will not get along. America will be watching from the sidelines to find out to which stake she’ll be tethered - like the cock in D. H. Lawrence’s “The Man Who Died.”