"It was clear to me from the beginning that he didn't mean the government literally had a campaign to poison the elderly,"
Well if that was his intent, then why did he write the literal opposite? It's quite easy to see why: it was to evoke an emotional response, to use grandiose sensationalist claims to either get people to read his comments or to back up or reaffirm his radical ideological standpoints. That's not the sort of thing I come to this site hoping to read. The point is that some policy decision have adverse effect; that fine, and exposing the exact mechanics is often enlightening. Phrasing it as 'oh we're being oppressed! We're living in the Maxtrix/1984!' is plain stupid.
Well if that was his intent, then why did he write the literal opposite? It's quite easy to see why: it was to evoke an emotional response, to use grandiose sensationalist claims to either get people to read his comments or to back up or reaffirm his radical ideological standpoints. That's not the sort of thing I come to this site hoping to read. The point is that some policy decision have adverse effect; that fine, and exposing the exact mechanics is often enlightening. Phrasing it as 'oh we're being oppressed! We're living in the Maxtrix/1984!' is plain stupid.