Sanctity of Life–American Hypocrisy at Its Finest

Here’s an excellent point about the “sanctity of life,” not that it’s news.

We live in a country that uses the death penalty, and, as the woman here notes, we have no problem with our own citizens dying of treatable diseases, including our war veterans, simply because they can’t afford health insurance.

Around the world, nine million children under the age of five die each year of malnutrition, a problem that could be solved with a few billion dollars, far less than 1% of the defense budget, or about 2% of Elon Musk’s net worth.

When it comes to saving lives, we really couldn’t care less.

Tagged with: