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“continuous symptom treatment” is called “healthcare.”
when capitalism is worldwide and has purchased politics, it is a political thing. not a continental one. :)
health care in europe isn't planned economy. as i interpret it it's market with it's symptoms fought on the "front-end".
what they did over there is a political stunt in that same direction
when people have healthcare they can afford, as a community even, it’s not a stunt. reminder that if it’s required for life, health, safety, education, and housing - it should NOT be allowed to profit, be owned by the workers, and until that transition happens, the current owners should be reminded they are pieces of shit. :)
of course they should have that. of course we need to abolish capitalism if we want a human humanity. needs of the people not profit of a few.
to get there we do political stunts (leftover covid funds for medical debt), we take parts of the social reality away from the market or at least undo market-consequences (public health care) and we build narratives (like you just did, like I just did).
I guess my point is on this platform too often people don't differ between those strategies and between strategy and analysis. And if we don't get better at that, we won't succeed :)