televisions turned on...
no allowed to be turned off...
and no one allowed to change the channel...
very unpleasant
not considerate
and today whilst visiting my father's cardiologist--who I can only praise for his openness,
mildness and professionalism--I had an unpleasant encounter with the so-called
"Office Manger" Frau Hitlerova
Well, she could have taken a page from Hitler's book in the German film "Downfall"
with a portrayal of Hitler by Bruno Ganz.
"It is my will!" said Hitler--or words to that effect
So, too Frau Office Manager said
"The TV goes on when I arrive and off when I leave."
with the unspoken message:
no questions allowed
no suggestions
no discussion
love it or leave it
IT IS MY WILL
how surprising that so Hitleresque an attitude should appear in the land of the free,
in El Paso, TExas....
as if to provide a sharp contrast to the easy-going doctor
No, this woman put me in my place.
And I went away muttering and cursing.
Yes, I would say that this is another mundane example of fascism in America,
but then, you know that political scientists and philosophers don't like it when
I talk that way.....
But they are not dealing with the office manager, are they?
And another thing: why the hell should there be advertisements for junk food in a doctor's office?
And another thing:
I've been very impressed (negatively) with the local health don't care system.
My mother recently hassled rudely over the phone,
my mother who is eighty four years old and has worked very day of her life....
And a local Tenet Healthcare Corp run hospital cannot seem to get its shit together.
six pm the day before my father's operation I get a call about a missing piece of
paperwork! Hey it's not my paperwork! I'm not the doctor!
And the operation is scheduled for eleven thirty in the morning the next day.
HOW VERY UNIMPRESSIVE
what a pain in the ass
I've said it before: That's what happens when you put profits first, courtesy I gather of
the influence of the likes of City BAnk...
oh dear
oh dear
am I going to say it,
I think I can't stop myself:
why not try socialism?
why not try democracy in the workplace?
why not have workers run the factories?
Get rid of managers in the schools.
Get rid of administrators in the colleges and universities.
And Frau Office Manager could be one of many equal citizens..... including patients --who would decide collectively about tv policies... (is that really too much to ask?)
oh dear,
what a dream....
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