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In reply to the discussion: I watched "Where to Invade Next" last night. [View all]SomeGuyInEagan
(1,515 posts)Just can't bring myself to watch it.
It would be too depressing and at the same time enrage me (and I have plenty of rage about what is happening to us).
It is a brilliant concept, I have heard MM talk about it on podcasts and just last week on Bill Mahar's show. On one podcast - Maron's WTF, I think - he went into some detail about it (great thing about WTF and several podcasts is that they are bringing back long form interviews, with followup questions, detail, side tracks, etc.).
On that podcast, Moore talked about how he was in Europe as a young man - late teens or early 20s, *I* think - and he broke an ankle hiking. Among his first thoughts was ... how to pay for it? Would his insurance cover this in another country? Did he even have his insurance card with him?
No problem. He was in a country with universal health. They fixed him up and sent him on his way. And that experience has stuck with him since then.
So, I cannot watch it yet. Not sure if my insurance will cover a Michael Moore Movie-induced panic attack/depressive episode/blood pressure spike. Perhaps, since I have seen most/all of his other movies (and two TV series), the ACA covers that under the pre-existing clause. Perhaps.