Re: [Marxism] Explanation for excessive alt.med postings

[Jason <jg001k@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You should really re-think your claims about "capitalist medicine" being some 
how in opposition to alternative medicine and homeopathy.  Do you have any 
evidence that homeopaths or other alternative medicine practitioners are any 
less profit-driven than the current medical establishment?  In fact, if you 
look into the matter you'll find just the opposite is the case. Corporate 
hospitals, HMOs, univerisities, drug companies, etc. in the United States are 
already taking a liking to "alternative medicine" because people are willing to 
pay for it and the profit margins are so high... it's easy to do when you're 
essentially treating people with water and placebo and you don't have to spend 
capital to actually test any of your claims! As Paul Flewers reported earlier, 
this is already even more so the case in the the UK. Profit is profit, and 
there's plenty of it to be made for capitalists in the alternative medicine 
industry. Again, please consider the evidence and I think you'll come to 
similar conclusions.

- Jason

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