45,000 years ago, a Neanderthal man experienced a crushing blow to the head that left him partially paralyzed for life, but his bones healed and he lived into his 30s or 40s, something only conceivably possible with the help of his community.
45,000 years ago.
But let’s pretend that 45,000 years later, we “can’t afford” universal healthcare.
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/shanidar-1
45,000 years later, some people are more concerned with preventing crushing blows to the head for themselves and delivering crushing blows to the head to the other guy. And, 45,000 years later, too many still profit off of warfare. Funding treatment for the injured? Hell, even health care for vets who need it is lacking...
...and, as some might say, it will be a great day when health care is fully funded, and the Pentagon has to have a gofundme to pay for their new toys. But that saying, and the "45,000 years" notion, are too facile. The idea of the "noble savage" and the idyllic past are myths that offer no guide to how we can solve our current problems.
My intent was not to make a “noble savage” argument. I think that’s your baggage, not mine.
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