A Sign for the Times
It has been a long time coming. Newsweek has picked up the chant with a reference to Michael Moore’s (filmmaker) opinions on murders ranging from Vietnam to Columbine and on to the murder of United Health Care CEO, Brian Thomson.
Michael Moore,
“In Fahrenheit 9/11, I condemned the murder of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi people and the senseless murder of our American soldiers at the hands of our American government.”
“In Bowling for Columbine, I condemned the murder of 50,000 Americans every year at the hands of our gun industry and our politicians who do nothing to stop it.”
“Here's a sad statistic for you: In the United States, we have a whopping 1.4 million people employed with the job of DENYING HEALTH CARE, vs only 1 million doctors in the entire country! That's all you need to know about America. We pay more people to deny care than to give it. One million doctors to give care, 1.4 million brutes in cubicles doing their best to stop doctors from giving that care. If the purpose of "health care" is to keep people alive, then what is the purpose of DENYING PEOPLE HEALTH CARE? Other than to kill them? I condemn that kind of murder. And in fact, I already did. In 2007, I made a film—SICKO—about America's bloodthirsty, profit-driven and murderous health insurance system. It was nominated for an Oscar. It's the second-largest-grossing film of my career (after Fahrenheit 9/11). And over the past 15 years, millions upon millions of people have watched it including, apparently, Luigi Mangione.”
Video of Sicko Oscar-winning video 2007 by Michael Moore
How many more signs do we need to completely revise our health system?
“I condemn murder, and that's why I condemn America's broken, vile, rapacious, bloodthirsty, unethical, immoral healthcare industry I condemn every one of the CEOs who are in charge of it and I condemn every politician who takes their money, and keeps this system going instead of tearing it up, ripping it apart, and throwing it all away. We need to replace this system with something sane, something caring and loving—something that keeps people alive. This is a moment where we can create that change.”, said Michael Moore
The United States spends more on health care but is not near the best, despite having the best technology in the world.