Britain's Loneliness Epidemic (health care, brainwash, solutions, Hispanics)
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This sad new reality is the direct result of years of contraception, abortion, divorce and dysfunction leaving today's elderly without family or community.
"Many experts now believe we could be facing a loneliness epidemic. The figures are startling. Laura Ferguson from the Campaign to End Loneliness says the number of people who describe themselves as sometimes lonely has shot up by 20%, while '10% of everyone over 65 is chronically lonely'.
According to the Department of Health, five million older people say their main companion is the TV set, and almost one in five older people are in contact with family, friends and neighbors less than once a week."
Never fear, the "progressives" who brought us this brave new world have lots of solutions including euthanasia, assisted suicide, and health care rationing for the elderly.
This is pretty much a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture only. Most other countries in the world, including the more progressive Scandinavia, have more contact with the elderly and better family ties than the Anglos do. Maybe we could do with more Hispanics in the US, this culture is dog eat dog and anti-family
This sad new reality is the direct result of years of contraception, abortion, divorce and dysfunction leaving today's elderly without family or community.
"Many experts now believe we could be facing a loneliness epidemic. The figures are startling. Laura Ferguson from the Campaign to End Loneliness says the number of people who describe themselves as sometimes lonely has shot up by 20%, while '10% of everyone over 65 is chronically lonely'.
According to the Department of Health, five million older people say their main companion is the TV set, and almost one in five older people are in contact with family, friends and neighbors less than once a week."
Never fear, the "progressives" who brought us this brave new world have lots of solutions including euthanasia, assisted suicide, and health care rationing for the elderly.
We could just adopt Paul Ryan's voucher plan for seniors. That would finish them off before they had time to get lonely.
This is pretty much a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture only. Most other countries in the world, including the more progressive Scandinavia, have more contact with the elderly and better family ties than the Anglos do. Maybe we could do with more Hispanics in the US, this culture is dog eat dog and anti-family
This sad new reality is the direct result of years of contraception, abortion, divorce and dysfunction leaving today's elderly without family or community.
"Many experts now believe we could be facing a loneliness epidemic. The figures are startling. Laura Ferguson from the Campaign to End Loneliness says the number of people who describe themselves as sometimes lonely has shot up by 20%, while '10% of everyone over 65 is chronically lonely'.
According to the Department of Health, five million older people say their main companion is the TV set, and almost one in five older people are in contact with family, friends and neighbors less than once a week."
Never fear, the "progressives" who brought us this brave new world have lots of solutions including euthanasia, assisted suicide, and health care rationing for the elderly.
But the article actually describes a very good solution --- what they call "co-housing", a community of people who live in separate but nearby accommodations and intentionally agree to form a supportive community, and share community meals and activities occasionally. I know there's a similar thing in the U.S. --- but I forget what it's called right now. I think it's a very good idea for people who don't have a lot of family around.
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