Re: SiCKO Movie -- Michael Moore Wants to Hear From You

[adamwittek]

Hello Blake & viewers of this video, I have a request and as this moving story appears to be a good place to reach the people I'm looking for, I hope it is okay that I post here.

I'm an actor and theatre practitioner in London, currently working on a verbatim project on the AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM and needing willing participants to share their views and experiences. Please click my Channel for more info. I am looking forward to hearing from you, Blake, or any page visitor. Thanks.

[Mefanwi]

I too have mixed connective tissue disease , since about the age of 6.

My mother beleives it was the MMR jab that I had which triggered this condition. I am now 20 and I live in the UK, not sure if there are any other sufferers in my country!

So.. yeah thought id say.

[prunepower]

I'm 26 and I may have a connective tissue disorder. Thanks for the post, right on!

[Musichik2007]

whew well said man

[HealthProp]

Check vid: " Healthcare Solution 101 (Pt. 1) The Arguement " also Part 2 The Proposal Part 3A and 3B The Benefit 1 Universal Healthcare is possible. Less Gov't Less or no taxes. Social and Free market principles. Covered all: Poor, rich, healthy, sick. Who Pay: Consumers/Multiple Corporate-Small Biz Industries. Single Payer/Private Org. No Health Insurance Industry. Check Vid.

[alexandrialynn43]

Cont'd. Because of those insurance company challenges, hospitals are discharging patients as soon as possible, and a lot of burden is placed on physicians. I believe something will be done soon because everyone is thinking about this crisis even though they are not speaking of it actively. Stay well, Blake, because I truly believe some changes are on the horizon. At least I hope so. Having health insurance in the U.S. is currently a luxury.

[alexandrialynn43]

Blake, I had some ambivalence about posting to your video, but I just wanted to state that I think in the next presidency we as a country are going to be seeing some changes about our national healthcare crisis. I am looking forward to seeing Michael Moore's movie. Physicians are at a challenge because currently insurance companies are restricting more on what they will pay for.

[kitten4cobain]

first, i would like to say that i am so sorry, i havent seen this movie yet, i think i might tonight, i think you are a very strong person, and god never gives you more than you can handle, but healthcare bills do.

[rifflock]

Blake, you seem like a good hearted bloke, and to boot you talk sense lol. Well said man. Totally agree with you.

[MyWebsite2006]

Way to go on your video. It's time we ALL educated ourselves on what is going on around us...We cant be influenced by the bias mainstream media who will tell us what they want us to know....ITS TRUE!

[LuxxxNoir]

I would have to say, if we had universal health care people might think twice about little things, like the toxic chemicals injected into our water supplies, the chemicals used on crops and in livestock. they also might change thier minds about producing products with potentially harmful ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup, or for example "Olean" remeber that one ??

[alwaysopen]

I have had 4 brain tumors removed since 1996, the last at Johns Hopkins. None of the actual cutting on my brain has sidelined me as did the double infections i got from them and killing of my vestibules thru antibiotic poisoning. I have no equilibrium.

[LuxxxNoir]

I am so sorry to hear that ... my heart goes out to you, I have found sickness breeds in u.s. hospitals more than it seems to else where....

[claytonredfield]

Sorry to bother you but just thought you'd like to know that our postings as a response to Michael Moore's plea do get a response. See our good news by going to you tube, typing my name in the search area, Clayton Redfield, and then going to the second choice down which has Michael Moore's picture above the words, SiCKO - Flint Couple Says Moore Saved Home

[urorangeumoron]

I agree. Being sick is like being stuck in space. You can't move on because all you want to is get better. An open discuss is great, but I dont think that MM does the best job of presenting both sides.

[jmeditation]

While talking about ones personal health issues is hugely important and so is talking about Why we become sick in the 1st place and how our society influences this, the mind isn't everything. The mind is central in becoming ill or healing, but the mind is extrordinarily complex and sometimes we simply can't unravel it for an individual. there is also the brain and the mind= 2 diff influences.

[jeffaherman]

I think you have identified the most formidable barrier to meaningful healthcare reform in the US. Excellent job.

[SergioMomarsh]

In many ways, for many people, like you and me who get suddenly and shockingly sick, our health care system is broken. People often get emergency care they need, but cannot afford the regular visits to the doctor, or the medications, or the expensive tests.  There is no ceiling to the market of life and death medicine.

[manudo]

I love the points you added.

[rightgonewrong]

It most definitely is about the money, and while I would agree that some dialogue needs to be opened up regarding how the ill and infirm are viewed by our society, it will be a one-way discussion if we don't first gain health care for all.

[Swatrecon]

mikey moore is a fatass

[ErotikAuthor]

@Swatrecon:

Shut up, S.O.B! At least moore has guts to say what he thinks, unlike any other american

[Swatrecon]

i'm pretty sure i just said what i thought, so yes Mike is still fat and obnoxious and i have the right to say that

[redneptune]

I'm pretty sure as a Christian (who must believe in the "culture of life" and that health care is a right for all people) you feel that Moore's message is a positive one for this country, right?

Or does your hatred of liberals trump Christ's message of caring for the sick and the poor?

[rainbowfairy420]

THANK YOU

i feel for ya man, you seem very nice too

but unfortunatly here in canada too, lower middle class and below are nothing.... im living in a city where old women who are too old to work are losing there homes because of rent increases.... who cares (sarcasticly of course) about the kids, who cares about whats going on, its not like lower classed that yourselves are worth anything noooo not at all...... its pathetic

[Julietjeske]

And George W. Bush is an idiot and I have a right to say that! :)

[rainbowfairy420]

i think everyone does. i think most people agree too lol

[Romulux07]

No, you see the problem is, Michael Moore doesn't want to fix anything or learn anything. He doesn't want to help anybody out. All he wants is to exploit people's problems for cash. For him, it's ALL about money. That's the problem with this movie: it's made by Michael Moore, so you will have people like me dismissing the whole matter just because of that fact, mike is a douche. Also, he won't use your video because you didn't blame anybody for bad care.

[redneptune]

No, you see the problem is, the health care system is screwed.

Reguardless of what you think of Michael Moore's motivation for making this movie the problem remains.

[Romulux07]

I said that's the problem with the movie, not the problem with health care. The movie won't do anything about it at all. I'm just saying, he will have no impact, so your effort should be put somewhere more influencial. As for health care, I'm doing more research before I come to a conclusion. However, there are substantial problems with health care in any country.

[ycud]

As far as I can tell Australia is pretty good *although some may disagree* because we have a system known as Medicare - administered by Medicare Australia - but from what I'm gathering from all these videos, the USA has got some serious problems and what Michael Moore is doing(even if for personal gain)is publicising this issue.

[ycud]

He's pretty much letting the world know what's going and what better way to do it then through a movie, I mean hey it's his medium... an extremely powerful one I must say. One more thing, what if Michael Moore's intentions about this movie are truly sincere?

[thefragile5qh5]

Indeed. The problem is way bigger than Michael Moore. To suggest otherwise is insulting. I like your vid BTW.

[AnunC8]

Perhaps you should look at it from a different angle. It costs money to get a message across, and the tragic element I see here is that he has to charge money just to get his message to the mainstream, and still be able to afford his next documentary. Half the issue here is capitalism.

[ycud]

I'm confused, what are we talking about now? Are you empathic towards Michael or opposite?

[Maggie028]

Part 4: The tug of war and the hardcore "healthcare nightmare" is, in fact, a problem of commerce in an industry that most people find themselves needing rather than wanting. Finding a way to provide quality treatment for people who cannot afford it is something that needs to be taken to the legislative and judicial level because it clearly cannot be managed privately in a country where the disparity between the haves and the have-nots is growing exponentially.

[caled2care]

AMEN! And Well Said!!

[redneptune]

And how are we going to get it managed by the legislative or judicial level when the average attitudes toward health care in general are lead by fear and apathy?

We cannot expect our leaders to step up when the public does not demand it. We cannot expect the corporate side to wake up tomorrow morning and realize they hate making so much money.

What we have here is a cultural problem.

[SailsOfSharon]

Indeed, what we have here is a BIG cultural problem in this country.

[Maggie028]

Part 3: A dialogue among the people and raising awareness of taboo health issues is great, but how much change will that affect among large corporations and healthcare administration? Societal concerns are not nearly persuasive enough to the healthcare industry, which is in a fiscal struggle between providing a necessary service and running a multi-million dollar business.

[Maggie028]

Part 2: I think the most intrinsically disenfranchised groups are not running into problems in the healthcare industry because they are afraid of disclosing their medical history ("people lie" as House would say) or because they are in some sort of denial but because they are not valued enough by society, by the medical profession and/or by a large utilitarian company who cannot justify the cost of treatment for a single person.

[Maggie028]

Part 1: While everyone has some responsibility for themselves, patients do not bear the majority of the responsibility for their own care.