It is funny that you mention drinking the Koolaid. We were travelling in the US during the debate. Some of the TV and billboard ads-on both sides of the issue, astounded us.
But the oddest thing occured on one of those few hour boat tours on Lake Tahoe. We were speaking with a few other couples. One lady, from LA, told us she had a sister who 'knew' about the health care in Canada and had it on 'very good authority' that the hospitals in Canada were 'dirty' and many of the nurses wore burkas (sp).
I was fortunate to catch the pricelesslook on DW's face as she turned around to hide her surprise and her amusement. DW, as an RN, spent many years working in hospitals in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta. I had been in the hospital several times and our late parents had hospital stays multiple time in British Columbia. We laughed about it later, both agreeing that the reason we did not comment is that it would have served no purpose. We still laugh about it.