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Do we really need this again every Thursday night?. NHS workers need pay rises not self righteous neighbours clapping and banging pots just to look good in public and on social media.
Its really not morale boosting though. It’s another opportunity for virtue signalling and any self respecting adult that is on the front line, should look at this as a slap in the face when this government have cut the NHS, at any given opportunity. Our problems are solved because people are clapping on their doorsteps? It’s laughable. Yet another empty PR move from Westminster.I think that whilst they actually deserve proper support, the workers of the NHS deserve a bit of morale backing too. Recently we have had protesters inside and outside hospitals abusing staff, and NHS workers being abused on social media (anti-lockdown, hoax claining ****wits) on top of them being driven to breaking point during their long shifts at the 'front line'. Yes hand clapping means nothing in the real world, but however tiny the symbol it will be a small boost to those that need it.
The government: Lets clap to support the NHS! That’ll do it..
The NHS: Can we please have more money for essential services, and if you’re feeling generous, how about a marginal pay rise?
The government: Lol get fucked m8
I would also like to add that I think this is another example of how people are so quickly and easily manipulated by the government. Clap on your doorstep to support the NHS! Okay, Boris. Don’t worry about years of cuts or questionable use of tax payer money over the last 12 months; we’ll do our bit while you destroy the economy and strip money away from the essential parts of the NHS..Agree. During the last 'appreciation phase' a nurse at a local hospital suggested the clapping might offer limited moral support, but people could more usefully lobby their MP for better pay and conditions for NHS staff. Unbelievably, she was roundly condemned by some. A few even said they would no longer clap in order to show their disgust at her comments.
As you say, I'd wager many clap because it makes them feel good and allows their street to feel superior over neighbours who don't clap quite so loud.
Probably by the same tory boot lickers who say "I'd like to see you do a better job than the government!" And "just shut up, stop moaning and be thankful you've got a job"And the fact that the organiser is getting abuse on social media speaks for itself...
Is it really rousing though? Standing outside in the middle of January to clap for people who are, whether we like it or not, completely strangers. They don’t know if we’re doing it or not, and truth be told, I don’t think they really care. To me, it’s an empty sentiment that actually does nothing other than make those that are clapping, feel like a virtuous beacon of the governments PR machine..Why does it have to be one or the other?
Whilst of course the government’s treatment of and response to the threat towards the NHS is a disgrace, and they need to snap out of their deranged ‘tax the very people who save lives mentality’, the Clap for Heroes is a rousing, community event that brings people together, whilst celebrating not just the NHS but the other key workers who don’t get the appreciation they deserve.
And the fact that the organiser is getting abuse on social media speaks for itself...