Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortablehttp://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/11/12/comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable.aspxEvery once in a while, a story comes along that reminds this Romantic Realist that journalism--and newspapers--can still be about comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable . Here is one such story that ran on the front page of Mint on 12enCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)re: Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortablehttp://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/11/12/comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable.aspx#3801Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:24:40 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:3801Righteous SuperiorityThe medical mafia is a close knit group of exploitative thugs. Countless people are killed, not die from disease/injury, killed, by these mercenary medics every day and the hospitals are quick to jump to their defence. The Indian Medical Association is a farce. Enquiries are eye washes. Everything is hopelessly screwed up.<img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3801" width="1" height="1">re: Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortablehttp://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/11/12/comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable.aspx#3799Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:01:41 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:3799meenakshithanks for placing such a candid piece... <img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3799" width="1" height="1">re: Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortablehttp://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/11/12/comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable.aspx#3783Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:17:31 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:3783Ravi SrinivasanFinley Dunne&#39;s quote used to be my e-mail signature - till I gave up.<img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3783" width="1" height="1">re: Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortablehttp://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/11/12/comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable.aspx#3778Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:56:13 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:3778LubnaVery true. Since I am now out of journalism I do realise the power it has to do good. The nicest thing about our country is a free press.<img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3778" width="1" height="1">