it's the irony for me, trying to shut me off for talking about the situation in my own country while I'm doing to effort to communicate in their language

I'm not a stranger to the way americans treat us

lol I'm not barred from healthcare, that is not the issue

the question is, what is healthcare to you? we don't have enough doctors, no medicines, no supplies, no beds, our hospitals are barely functional thanks to lack of maintenance.

instead of giving more funds to our public healthcare they are stretching it even more, they won't even make new clinics, they are repurposing other clinics for specialized healthcare to make room for this policy

cool now we have universal access to a declining healthcare system where nobody wants to go because it is less stressful to just suck it up and medicate yourself (you would be paying for the meds anyway) instead of spending a whole day waiting inside a clinic on the summer heat with no AC

and that's if you are lucky enough to be in an urban area, rural clinics are in even worse conditions and anything other than a flu would require you to go to a city (as you said, an hour drive minimum but way more depending on the area)

The issue won't be under control anytime soon if ever, public healthcare has just been declining for the past two decades in Mexico and this won't fix anything in practice, just in paper

yeah it's funny they come with some bs everytime and forget about it later

remember those stands outside of hospitals that were supposed to supply meds? or that 'mega' pharmacy?

it's a shallow gesture here because wait times are longer than reported, if you are lucky enough attended in time, and even then you will probably have to pay for every medicine and if you need surgery you will have to pay for any materials used too

hope that clears the sentiment we have in Mexico regarding our public healthcare

you can't see how it is useless? I'm telling you it is useless because there is no real access to quality healthcare and giving you examples on how dismissive you all are about this issue just because on paper we are moving to the right direction

cool I guess I moved the goalpost by giving you more context on my country

You see how some americans still support trump because the only media they consume will feed them lies about how he wants the country to prosper but he keeps getting sabotaged or something?

Well it's the same shit here, while our government will say all this, they are getting richer with illegal oil bypassing out taxes and giving huge contracts to their family and friends

(oh yeah and we are not even touching the topic of all the foreign projects approved by our gov that will destroy a lot of our natural reservations)

I can see how you are ignorant of our current situation in México

man what a waste of bits for this comment, yeah I guess, next time we will put a law to end world hunger?

but go off, it's not like we have an issue where healthcare quality is declining in Mexico while the government is spending money on projects like Tren Maya, AIFA or more fossil fuels...

I'm amazed by you people, you will complain (rightfully) that trump has wasted a lot of money on his shitty war and his shitty ballroom while their people are suffering but when a self proclaimed 'leftist' gov does the same shit you will believe whatever they say at face value and ignore what the actual citizens have to say about it

Don't worry americans don't use public healthcare in Mexico, otherwise they would actually understand the struggle to get it

They just use private healthcare since it is catered to them while being cheaper compared to the US (I worked on medical tourism, all the marketing for these clinics is targeted to americans; most of them don't even bother using Spanish on their ads)

does having healthcare means having the right to access or actually receiving healthcare?

before you ask, I live in Mexico, so please enlighten me in how accessible is free healthcare in Mexico

yeah it's easy when it's just a gesture and not a real compromise

hey guys I'm giving away free cupcakes in my house, you just need to bring everything to make it yourself!

me sorprende la autoridad con la que vienen a hablar los extranjeros de nuestra situación. entiendo que en lemmy muchos somos de izquierda pero si realmente creen que el gobierno actual de México ve por los intereses del proletariado pues están bien pendejos y probablemente lo sean si son gringos

that's the reality here, there are not even enough beds for people coming to any public hospital

people are expected to sit in chairs for hours or days waiting for surgery

No no no, the firefighters SAID they are connecting their hoses but in reality there are no hoses, they spent that money for the hoses on something else and people have to put out the fire by themselves

There is a difference between putting something in paper and actually putting policy in action

que agradable sujeto

si señor ya me cayo disculpe usted por querer hablar de mi experiencia siendo mexicano

soy un pobre indio tonto que no conozco mi lugar y deberia estar agradecido de poder compartir este lugar con gente como usted

edit: well it's clear to me this is an english speaking space, but I don't know why I expected something else from a mostly liberal space where people outside of my country will try to shut me and tell me I'm wrong while they live in a country rich thanks to colonialism

hope you enjoy your 'uplifting news', hope they make you happy and you will never have to step into an IMSS clinic in your privileged life

not even a start, we already had free healthcare programs not tied to employment before

Useless gesture when we have no medical supplies, meds, or just fucking AC inside our hospitals in cities where we have temps over 100°F/40 °C every day

man imagine trusting in an israeli signal fork lmao