SiCKO

Some hate him, some despise him, some like him. He is a man that stirs up a lot of feelings. He has taken a lot of crap and abuse, and mostly by his fellow countrymen, but what he does is great.

Hero is the wrong word, but I respect him and I admire his work. In my eyes he is a true patriot, and not that fake shit I can’t stand. He sees something wrong about his country, he investigates the problem, he makes it public to raise awareness, and he wants for his people to do something about it.

Michael Moore, you rock!

I’ve just watched his latest film called SiCKO. Moore sets out to investigate the health care system in USA, he talks to, and interviews people that has got some shocking stories to tell. One man, for example, after a work related accident actually had to choose if he wanted his middle finger, or his ring finger sown back on. He chose the one finger that would cost less to have back on!

Moore also went to Canada, England, France and Cuba to investigate their health care systems. In Ontario he met a man that had a similar accident as the before mentioned, but this man got all of his fingers sown back on for free. In England, they have a cashier at the hospital, but instead of you paying the hospital you get money from the hospital for things like parking, or having to take the bus to or from the hospital. In France Moore talks to a group of American’s that chose to make a life for themselves in France. When he discovers they have a minimum of five weeks paid vacation, and when a woman gets pregnant she can have the government send a maid to do stuff she couldn’t; like washing her laundry, he is in a complete shock!

All he finds out about during his trips to these places raises questions for him; why is USA the only western nation that hasn’t got ”free universal health care”, why do all of these other nations have a “we system”, and we got a “me system”?

I don’t care where you come from or what your views of Mr Moore are; you need to watch this film. You will be shocked, you will be entertained and you most certainly will be moved.

Here’s the trailer for starters.