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DJ Calvert told BBC News NI: "I've been let down - and I'm not the only one."

It was proof that Northern Ireland's health and social care system had "crashed", said the 49-year-old.

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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I read the headline thinking 'so what else is new' and then realized they weren't talking about the US. Here it wouldn't be news at all.

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Over the past while, our government has essentially turned our welfare system into a parody of the US's. This guy makes the most amazing Lego sculptures, and it's so fucking sad he's going through this.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Capitalists are all greedy scum. I desperately wish the world realized this.

[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They do, the problem is the ones in power are all in on it.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I dunno', I still hear far too many people simping for the rich believing they all personally earned their riches and I hear far too many people still believing "capitalism" is just using money to buy things.

Ignorance is alive and well.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep.

I had a construction worker try to explain to me how Elon Musk is a genius who makes it possible for me to do my job (I work in the Space Industry, NOT for SpaceX) and I should be grateful he's creating those opportunities for me instead of hating on him. He got really mad about it when I didn't agree.

He got even angrier when I asked him why someone like him, on the lowest rung of the labor ladder, was simping like that. He had no answer though.

[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is Northern Ireland. We don't have a government at the moment. not saying the Tories haven't fucked it over. But there is more to it.