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Genuinely curious what do they say you are doing to destroy your country? I'm guessing conservatives say something about immigrants/multiculturalism?
Liberals say the same shit, it's just tempered.
Like both think:
The only difference is the politeness of how they articulate it from my experience.
Celts crying rn 😢
This is classic from the 1990s. Back then in the US, you could just say any crazy shit about countries with universal healthcare and no one would call you out on it because no one knew any better. A whole lot of talk about “death panels” and how everyone living under universal healthcare has to wait years to have a mole removed and everyone hates it. Then with the internet most people who are currently under 40-45 realize that’s total bullshit.
I still come across boomers who believe this, and I usually will just mock them and say even if the British have complaints about the NHS, when you tell them stories about US healthcare they will think you are taking a piss, because no one would think that such a deranged healthcare system should exist.
The NHS is a joke and if you are ND you WILL NEVER get treatment or support unless you become a danger to others.
That's unacceptable.
But in terms of getting life saving/aiding surgery and medical care or for A&E situations, nobody gets made bankrupt, nobody gets their dying mother rejected for chemotherapy, nobody has to worry about the anesthetic timer running out.
The NHS is a jewel, anyone who thinks it's not necessary is too privileged to need it and they deserve to pay more NI.