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we also fund public libraries and schools. Im not sure why healthcare is what gets people. (i am it's the constant propaganda and people want to defund libraries and schools)
Had a magat once tell me how unfair public libraries are because bezos can't compete with free.
Unsurprising. Its been said that if Libraries werent such an accepted norm that they would be seen as socialist/communist propaganda today. I dont think that it would be far off from the truth. I'm thankful we have libraries.
Could it be because it's one of the necessary things so that you can live your life without worrying if you can afford to go to doctor or get healthcare when you need it? You can live without the education and libraries but you can't live without your health don't you think? This being said, I'm not belittling the importance of free education and libraries. However in this example it's obvious that the money spent to fund a private TV channel because of it's programs and content could have been used to better the lives of people. Somehow Americans who talk shit about basic human rights such as healthcare and free education are very relaxed about spending money for useless things such as private TV channels, but hey who am I to judge you guys. I'm not an American and you do you.
Im not sure what youre saying here. I think that healthcare should be government funded, and at the same time I dont believe PBS (The Public Broadcasting Service TV channel, government funded and nonprofit, not private) should be defunded. They've created countless television series that have aided education and acceptance of other cultures.
I think that instead of taking from the US public infrastructure (Like PBS or Schools) to fund healthcare, we should be taxing corporations and billionaires more. Thats what most of the american left (the actual left not the practical right wing democrats) believe.
I'm not exactly sure what your point is, but it reads as if you believe there are Americans who are anti-socialized healthcare, but also pro-PBS. I have never seen that opinion held by any american.
Really? You were basically saying the TV channel is as important as the healthcare and asking you don't get it why people are stuck at health care. And I told you why healthcare beats the TV channel! Which part of my argument you are having a hard time understanding? Let me ask you this way: which one you would be your priority if I asked you? Health care or the TV channel? Considering this and all the bullshit Americans talk about the free healthcare it's surprising to see you (Americans) pay for a TV channel for a foreigner like me. So, I hope I made my point clear for you to get it.
Okay so I'm assuming you're ESL here because you've completely misinterpreted my original response. I was pointing out that the US also funds institutions in addition to PBS such as schools and libraries, yet our republican population gets up and arms about healthcare. It was adding your your argument. It was agreeing with your sentiment. A complimentary piece of information to back your argument.
The part I'm not understanding is why you seemed to be attacking me for agreeing with you.
If I had to choose between PBS and national healthcare, I would prefer to have national healthcare. However, this argument only works in a black and white world, a binary world, or an extremists only world. We do not live in that. You can have both. Your argument at that point is a what-about-ism that you really did not have to bring up.
I never said PBS is "as important as healthcare" and my statement about why people are "stuck on healthcare" was saying "I do not understand why U.S. Americans (specifically, Republicans) are so quick to dismiss national healthcare as an option when we have other public services in the U.S that function without a problem."
Also, I'm not sure what your tirade at the end of "pay for a TV channel for a foreigner" is all about. PBS's primary focus and audience is on the US. Other countries can consume the content sure, but any American could watch say, the BBC. Just because an American watches the BBC does not mean that American is somehow siphoning money off of the UK.
So again, I have no idea why you're attacking me when I am literally agreeing with your statement.
Okay. Let's go over what you said and what I said. In your original response you said the following: "we also fund public libraries and schools. Im not sure why healthcare is what gets people. (i am it's the constant propaganda and people want to defund libraries and schools)" I've took this as you don't understand why people like me (foreigners) are always talking about the healthcare, because I don't understand what you're trying to say afterwards. Constant propaganda about what? Healthcare? Libraries?...
I said what I said healthcare being more important than the TV channel and libraries and you responded with "Im not sure what you're saying here. I think that healthcare should be government funded, and at the same time I don't believe PBS (The Public Broadcasting Service TV channel, government funded and nonprofit, not private) should be defunded. They've created countless television series that have aided education and acceptance of other cultures.
I think that instead of taking from the US public infrastructure (Like PBS or Schools) to fund healthcare, we should be taxing corporations and billionaires more. Thats what most of the american left (the actual left not the practical right wing democrats) believe.
I'm not exactly sure what your point is, but it reads as if you believe there are Americans who are anti-socialized healthcare, but also pro-PBS. I have never seen that opinion held by any american."
So, basically you are the one who misunderstood what I'm saying and responded to me that you don't get what I'm saying. So, I tried to make it more simple by saying basically in my opinion health care is more important than a TV channel. And it should be for anyone. Which it means as I said in my original reply funds should be used to better people's lives instead of funding TV channels.
Now here we are you're blaming me that I'm trying to fight with you and I don't understand.
Let me dismantle this whole thing for you
Propaganda about socialized healthcare being bad, pushed by American Republicans. The rest of what you then go on to say is null and void due to this misunderstanding. You took something that was meant to be supportive of you and made it combative.
It really is not my fault you decided to start attacking me instead of simply asking me to clarify. It also isn't my fault that when I clarified in the two following responses what I was saying, that you further misinterpreted what I said.
I never misunderstood your point, from the start I knew that you were pro social healthcare. I was and have been agreeing this whole time. I've been trying to say that to you this whole time. I AM AGREEING WITH YOU.
Based on the upvote/downvote ratio people very clearly seemed to have understood my first response to you, and been confused by your response to me. I dont know what else you want me to say here.
Thank you, but which part of my writings you took as combative? You told me you don't get what I say. I explained what I say why I said. It seems to me you continue to act like I was in the wrong. And it was my purpose to attack your person.