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Subject: Re: See sicko, this movie is going to change many attitudes


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jw
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Date Posted: 21:14:34 07/07/07 Sat
In reply to: Duncan7 's message, "Re: See sicko, this movie is going to change many attitudes" on 11:14:08 07/07/07 Sat

I know people who live in europe and canada, and it is much better over there. Unlike most americans, europeans actually have vacations, and they travel. Common europeans take one month long vacations, they actually see the world, something that is unheard of for most over-worked americans. Because americans are constantly working hard so the priveleged few can be filthy rich, they do not get a chance to see how much better people in free democratic countries live.

It is the duty of any patriotic american to work to make america a better place for all people, and i will work to improve america by having big business and the rich pay their fair share so we all can have good health coverage and other social benifits that free democratic countries provide for their people.

>"Falling behind" is a bit realativistic don't you
>think? I'm doing pretty well and so are you. To make a
>movie edited to meet the authors point of view isn't
>my idea of getting ahead and never will be. I've lived
>in europe and they don't have it any better then we do
>they just have it differently. If that suits you I'm
>sure there is housing available to you. I prefer to
>live here in america. If I had the same attitudes that
>some of you do i wouldn't live here, but that has
>always been the difference between us. If I don't like
>america I can always go somewhere else. You would
>rather take all the bad things and put a spotlight on
>them as if there is no good anywhere here or in Moores
>case just lie to suit your needs. That isn't reality.
>Change to suit the way you want to live, don't think
>your going to change things to make me live the way
>you want me to. Especially based on edited film that
>says what ever they want it to.
>
>> Yeah, for too long everyone believed that line big
>>business keeps feeding us that americans have it
>>better than anyone else in the world, there are no
>>alternatives to our capitalist system. It is very
>>hard for many americans to accept that our society is
>>falling far behind most democratic countries, but we
>>must face reality if we are going to use our freedom
>>for the better. Katrina forced many americans to
>>confront the reality of our social decline, "sicko" is
>>the next logical step, but without the damage of
>>katrina.
>>
>>>It's amazing how you can edit to make people say
>>>whatever you want them to isn't it?
>>>
>>>> The movie was both extremely sad and hilarious,
>>but
>>>>it was an extremely important look at the failures
>>and
>>>>cruelty of our for-profit health care system. I
>>>>regret to say that from the stories of people i know
>>>>personally, this documentary is accurate. Many
>>>>americans buy the line that we have it the best,
>that
>>>>is the furthest from the truth, america is in social
>>>>decline, it is time we confront this reality in
>order
>>>>to better ourselves, that is the spirit of freedom
>>and
>>>>democracy.
>>>>
>>>> Micheal moore has done an awesome job in making
>>his
>>>>point, it is not likely that anyone could have done
>a
>>>>better job in 2 hours, the movie is a great service
>>to
>>>>our country, it is our patriotic duty to see it, and
>>>>do what we can to bring proper health care to all
>>>>americans.

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Bravo !!!! Well said jw . I think duncan has worked at a civil serviceBev21:44:57 07/07/07 Sat
Re: See sicko, this movie is going to change many attitudesDuncan703:48:20 07/08/07 Sun


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