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In Reply to: Sicko...Moore's best film... posted by RGA on July 12, 2007 at 16:40:50:
Going in to the film, I was unimpressed with Moore's appearances on CNN and more unimpressed with CNN's responses. I did side with Moore no matter what the exact numbers were as either set of numbers chosen showed a disparity and a problem with US healthcare. CNN also agreed with Moore that there is a problem but seemed to leave it at that (up next, Harry Potter mania!).
Moore is quite savvy. There's nothing quite like having an opinion peice shown 40 feet tall with a 100db sound system to a captive audience. The kicker is people also get to hand you (the filmaker) money to watch it! I can only laugh at the irony of watching something championing a socialistic ideal through a capitalistic system.
I found many of the arguments posed by Moore to be reasonable and full of merit. I don't feel like picking at the minor imperfections in how he presented his arguments nor do I feel like dismissing them because the minor technical details don't rail against the logic. I do feel the whole 9/11 workers to guantanamo bay thing was another shameless stunt....up until the point where the group went to the pharmacy and hosiptal in cuba. If Moore had directly taken them to the cuban healthcare system instead of the "bullhorn in the bay" incident, I would called him a genius. As it turned out, he just got incredibly lucky and managed to film an magnificent display of human compassion. He should be ashamed that he put already ailing people in danger for his movie stunt. He should feel blessed that cuban healthcare professionals healed those ailing people. The firehouse scene felt a little staged but it's hard to tell if it's Moore or the cuban government who were being savvy on that one. It's also hard to deny the emotional impact of the cuban visit and how effective it is in supporting Moore's opinion about socialized medicine in the united states.
I am very cynical about the prospects of changing the healthcare system in the united states. It would be hard to tell a bunch of obscenely rich and powerful (through the many lobbyists they hire) healthcare executives that they can no longer make gigantic profits off of the sick of the united states anymore. However, I'm willing to speak truth to power all the same.
-Tom §.
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Follow Ups
- Just saw the film in a theater. - Tom §. 13:08:23 07/21/07 (0)
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