When an Englishman talks to an American
about the healthcare that they have experienced
in their country the level mutual incomprehension
goes nearly totally uncomprehended.
When the English talks with humility and pride
abut the now historic public service values
behind their NHS, where treatment is free
at the point of asking, though some pay later.
Such sharing is the bedrock of that society.
The American will sneer 'socialist medicine'
as if division by wealth, though raw Capitalism
indifferent towards those most afflicted,
is the healthiest sickness they could imagine
inflicting on those with the least in their country.
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