some thoughts on Sicko

I think the most important thing a documentary like this does is get people thinking about the issue. Clearly healthcare, and its delivery, or perhaps lack thereof, is an issue that we, as citizens of this country, need to think about. It needs to be, as it is once again thanks to the new administration, of primary concern to the whole country. However, Michael Moore, being the partisan individual that he is, probably doesn't adequately portray the issues to people who don't think there's actually a problem. By pointing out only one side of the issue, and framing it so that the grass is always greener in other countries than it is in the US, I think he loses some credibility. But, since I agree that change needs to come, it floored me to hear about some of the very basic ways that even Cuba is so much better than our own country at caring for its people. And actually, is so much better at caring for us, even though we are supposedly on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Documentaries like this always have a profound effect on me, but I think the key is to follow through on changing what is wrong.