Comments on: Sicko. http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2007/06/30/sicko/ suck it up, buttercup... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chz http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2007/06/30/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-35760 Chz Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:49:23 +0000 http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2007/06/30/sicko/#comment-35760 Actually, by MM standards, it's fairly even. He gets out of the way and lets the story tell itself more often than he has in his past movies. One of the things I've most often criticized him for is being so over-the-top when it's not necessary that it becomes easy to dismiss his (valid) points as the ravings of a lunatic. Which just means that only people who already agree with him will continue to do so - the classic scenario of the American liberals patting themselves on the back for a job well done while nothing changes. So, um, yeah. Good movie, and if you think MM's a bit OTT then he tones it down a notch in this one. And personally, I still think Canada should allow private health care. Most of Europe does, and it hasn't led to the innate destruction of socialized medicine that everyone back home worries about. Actually, by MM standards, it’s fairly even. He gets out of the way and lets the story tell itself more often than he has in his past movies. One of the things I’ve most often criticized him for is being so over-the-top when it’s not necessary that it becomes easy to dismiss his (valid) points as the ravings of a lunatic. Which just means that only people who already agree with him will continue to do so – the classic scenario of the American liberals patting themselves on the back for a job well done while nothing changes.

So, um, yeah. Good movie, and if you think MM’s a bit OTT then he tones it down a notch in this one. And personally, I still think Canada should allow private health care. Most of Europe does, and it hasn’t led to the innate destruction of socialized medicine that everyone back home worries about.

]]> By: R. http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2007/06/30/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-35691 R. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:16:43 +0000 http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2007/06/30/sicko/#comment-35691 The thing Michael M. ignores is that America was not founded on socialist principles. As a consequence many attempts at socialism have become largely corrupt wastes of taxpayer dollars. I discovered this when I was most deeply in need. Core, bedrock, American values put profit over life. This is more real than the Pledge of Allegiance, "Land of the Free Home of the Brave" or "One Nation Under God." It is embodied in the laws, enforced by police (secret, military and open) is expected by the average man and exploited by the leadership. What a silly guy, that Michael M. The thing Michael M. ignores is that America was not founded on socialist principles. As a consequence many attempts at socialism have become largely corrupt wastes of taxpayer dollars. I discovered this when I was most deeply in need.

Core, bedrock, American values put profit over life. This is more real than the Pledge of Allegiance, “Land of the Free Home of the Brave” or “One Nation Under God.” It is embodied in the laws, enforced by police (secret, military and open) is expected by the average man and exploited by the leadership.

What a silly guy, that Michael M.

]]> By: K. http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2007/06/30/sicko/comment-page-1/#comment-35397 K. Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:47:05 +0000 http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2007/06/30/sicko/#comment-35397 Even if you have a good job here that offers good medical benefits, they can go and change insurance companies on you and you're screwed. You're only allowed to see certain doctors under the nice plan, and you find one you love, and then the new plan says you can only see THESE certain doctors and because so many people are moving to this cheaper plan, none of the good doctors are taking new patients so you're stuck with some lame-o doctor who doesn't care what they do or care to listen to you. The whole 'non profit' system deal is also a lie. Even if you have a good job here that offers good medical benefits, they can go and change insurance companies on you and you’re screwed. You’re only allowed to see certain doctors under the nice plan, and you find one you love, and then the new plan says you can only see THESE certain doctors and because so many people are moving to this cheaper plan, none of the good doctors are taking new patients so you’re stuck with some lame-o doctor who doesn’t care what they do or care to listen to you.

The whole ‘non profit’ system deal is also a lie.

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