This is just a shitter version of the joke featuring George Osborne.
(Sorry for a screenshot of a lemmy post.) Just a reminder that the woman who lost to a lettuce thought that cancer patients should all be left to die if they can’t go private.
It works the same with any conservative politician
To understand how seriously the British take the NHS we did a thing in Scouts where we went around the circle asking the children (aged 10-14) what the liked most and least about Britain. Out of around 20 of the kids, 5-6 said the NHS for what they liked most. The first child to mention the NHS was 11 years old.
The weather was by and far the least liked thing about Britain.
This didn’t make sense to my American brain until I realized it was Boris Johnson, so this is a joke for people in advanced nations where medicine is a basic service.
For those confused, it’s a British politician, not American. The tories spent far too long in power trying to cripple the NHS, without being too blatant about it. They wanted to introduce a more American style system. Unfortunately for them, a lot of the NHS staff wouldn’t play ball. It’s been hell on the actual staff, but the NHS refused to break.
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need”
That’s something they’ll be able to tell their children and grandchildren with pride.
I think it’s awesome somebody said no. I’m buried to my neck in medical debt and will probably never own a house because of it. Shit I’ll probably never get out of low-income housing. Oh well, that’s the price I pay for freedom and democracy I guess. /s
