I found this article interesting because an NHS doctor is saying he/she has had enough of people clapping for them every Thursday. I'm glad a doctor has said all this because I was feeling guilty for thinking the same thing. Yes it was good to clap for them the first week, and maybe to of done it two or three times, but now it seems a little disingenuous to me, and I feel bad for thinking like this.
You have thousands of people going to the beaches, ignoring the social distancing rules, but most of those people are the ones who are out every Thursday evening clapping for the NHS staff at 8pm. Some of the people who are out clapping for the NHS staff are also some of the people who voted for Brexit because they didn't want forgeiner coming to the UK, but the majority of NHS staff are foreigners, so are these people only really clapping for the British NHS staff? Where is the outrage that the shitty British government have shown complete disregard and disrespect for foreigner NHS staff, by making them pay extra money to be treated by the NHS if they or their family become ill. These people are not only saving the lives of British people, they're also stopping the NHS from collapsing. Additionally if one of these foreigner NHS staff members dies from the virus their families could still be deported from the UK, even though a family member had given their life on the so-called front line!
That's another thing that annoys me, government officials calling it the frontline. They're doing this just to distract people's attention from the real issues, it also makes the NHS staff feel guilty about complaining about work conditions and working hours, it also tries to use their guilt saying its their patriotic duty to go to work and risk their lives for an ungrateful UK government, reminds me of the first world war, ironically known as the Great War (there was nothing great about fighting and millions of people dying) when they made the young men run across no man's land, just to be shot dead, and why are they' calling the NHS staff or anyone else essential workers? It's because calling them essential workers sounds so much better than calling them sacrificial workers!
Additionally why are so many people cooking for the NHS staff? Why are so many take aways and restaurants sending them food? I feel guilty for thinking like this but the thing I find more shocking is, why isn't the hospital's canteen open for them? Why haven't the government arranged to feed their 'essential' workers who are on the frontline, their so-called soldiers? I could understand chefs going in and using the hospital's kitchens to cook something special for them, to say thank you, but I find it bizarre that they're getting food donations. Surely it would be better to give the food to families in the local area who are struggling, that would make more sense. Again I think this comes down to people hearing words like frontline staff, they're making you all feel guilty and people want to show their gratitude to these 'soldiers', but let's be clear. This isn't really a war or battlefield, these words are used to distract you from the real issues and stop you from complaining. Let's not forget that these people, who are doing an amazing job, like they always do, are getting paid! They haven't lost their job or income like thousands of others have, so maybe it would be better if food was shared more in the local communities, so people really did feel like they were in this together. You could say the food donation is in honour of the NHS and NHS staff, wouldn't that be a better way of thanking them?
And lastly, why are we donating to the NHS? They're not a charity. Where is all this money going? Remember the NHS isn't a privilege, its a right! It's our right to free healthcare that we've paid for through our taxes, and the NHS has the right to be funded properly by the government. Now tell me, am I a terrible person for thinking all of this?
https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/21/nhs-doctor-enough-people-clapping?fbclid=IwAR0hWp9qqCYOd5pzI0i-F-Uu7oERelVf7Lbb210DJPD_ynFZO-8IdHvMKgU
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