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Mira

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31. I'm handing home made copies of the movie out like popcorn

Thu May 19, 2016, 12:14 PM

May 2016

I don't think MMoore would mind.
The fourth time I saw it I cried, a lot. I came to the States from Germany as a 20 year old on a coal freighter with 40 bucks in my pocket. I emigrated because I thought, as the oldest of 7 in a struggling post war Germany my chances in America were better. And I immediately fit in and felt at home.
Now, not so much. I have a cousin who is 30 and is a doctor, and has NO student debt. Only had to pay for his books. Another who has the 5 months maternity leave at this very moment.
I could go on, but just watch the movie.

While I'm already rambling:
I took my one remaining Republican friend to see "Where to invade next". Her comment on this documentary film, made almost exclusively with interviews of foreign residents of Europe, was: "He wrote this, right? Well then it's just his opinion".
It proved to me conclusively how the brain washing of the deliberately ignorant has taken a hold.

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I watched "Where to Invade Next" last night. [View all] HughBeaumont May 2016 OP

It's Going To Take A "Political Revolution".....nt global1 May 2016 #1

It's going to take a revolution . . . HughBeaumont May 2016 #19

+1000 nt abelenkpe May 2016 #22

Hillary will bring in lots of guest workers to work for low pay, its already almost done Baobab May 2016 #77

Her "pretense" isn't fooling a lot of us. nt Duval May 2016 #111

Yes it is Baobab May 2016 #116

But Hillary must be president! Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #44

I have a hundred dollar bill that says Michael Moore is voting for her if she is the nominee Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #55

he said he would, what's wrong with that? n/t LittleGirl May 2016 #61

Nothing, that is my point Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #62

yep, me too. n/t LittleGirl May 2016 #67

Yeah, just WHAT WERE those 1770s progressives thinking??? Plucketeer May 2016 #72

And MM and other liberals who have been at this forever will vote for whoever the Democratic Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #73

My point is Plucketeer May 2016 #75

So your point is it is about you. And you dont care about the millions of lives Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #85

It's not about "him" ... Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #94

Kinda short-sighted, ain't ya? Plucketeer May 2016 #107

Again you are going on about you, I dont do politics about me. My politics are never about me. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #108

Obviously Plucketeer May 2016 #109

and is that wrong? Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #82

Any dem is better, yes Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #84

The 1770s progressive thinkers that owned slaves and rationalized it? LanternWaste May 2016 #88

Aha! Plucketeer May 2016 #102

That's his right ... Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #63

Is your implication that any choice made by any person be denied criticism simply because... LanternWaste May 2016 #90

You definitely misunderstood me. Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #93

AMEN larkrake May 2016 #48

It's going to take a tragedy. Along the lines of millions of lives - perhaps the baby boomers jtuck004 May 2016 #53

Massive deprogramming of the intentional propaganda forced upon us by the Cult Of Psychopaths Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #106

Or Rational Evolution. LanternWaste May 2016 #87

A great film. Merryland May 2016 #2

that movie made me and a lot of other people very angry Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #3

What can you do with (an idiot rightwinger) like that? lagomorph777 May 2016 #7

yeah, turnabout is fair play Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Colors May 2016 #34

People like that usually don't leave their town, let alone the country n/t tom_kelly May 2016 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Colors May 2016 #89

Unfortunately it's very hard to get people to change their minds WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2016 #35

Deport them jknudsen May 2016 #42

Michael Moore liberal from boston May 2016 #26

I found it amazing that an American could go to Germany and avebury May 2016 #76

Laugh at them. Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #45

I Saw It When It First Came Out At The Only "Little" Theater ChiciB1 May 2016 #51

I cried at the part on education when the teacher was amazed that US schools Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #79

when indeed ProfessorPlum May 2016 #4

Single-payer healthcare will 'never, ever come to pass Omaha Steve May 2016 #5

ughhh Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #11

Speaking Truth to People... if only she would speak Truth to Power... FighttheFuture May 2016 #12

Color ME enthused. HughBeaumont May 2016 #15

Sort of like her presidency will never, ever come to pass. floriduck May 2016 #29

One can only hope. arikara May 2016 #97

She shouldnt have said that, but MM will vote for her, we do have to remember that. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #56

MM isn't a guru arikara May 2016 #98

Where is that bus, gonna need to be kinda big, MM is overweight Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #99

Did I say anything against him? arikara May 2016 #118

She claims to support the public option IronLionZion May 2016 #114

She also claimed that Iraq had WMD. Both her and Bush. The MIC was very appreciative and rhett o rick May 2016 #121

And Bill who signed NAFTA could be our new economic czar????????? ViseGrip May 2016 #6

That's what she's promising! lagomorph777 May 2016 #8

Credit to Bill; he actually balanced the budget w/surpluses and had a plan to pay the national debt FighttheFuture May 2016 #17

If you read his book, Bernie also has plans to improve our budget situation greatly and still fund JDPriestly May 2016 #20

I also support Bernie. I was just giving Bill his due. Not all of it is bad. But the Clintons FighttheFuture May 2016 #59

Thank you. We are on the same page. JDPriestly May 2016 #64

Were you able to see it in a theatre? Mr Maru May 2016 #9

I bought the DVD at Amazon. TryLogic May 2016 #13

It's the definition of Democratic Socialism. Zen Democrat May 2016 #16

Watched it on BluRay at my house. HughBeaumont May 2016 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Colors May 2016 #37

I had a chance to see it at the AFI in Silver Spring MD. HughBeaumont May 2016 #41

Netflix shanti May 2016 #78

K&R. Working people should claim the rights that are inherent in their humanness. JDPriestly May 2016 #18

+1000 HughBeaumont May 2016 #24

My children started school in Austria. They were home before 1 p.m. JDPriestly May 2016 #30

Austria and Switzerland LittleGirl May 2016 #70

Thanks. Interesting. JDPriestly May 2016 #74

We are well and truly fucked... Moostache May 2016 #21

Bravo! Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #49

We need a New Feudalism. Octafish May 2016 #23

Thanks for this information. nt zentrum May 2016 #33

When Fascists stop running our country. lark May 2016 #25

I can't watch it. SomeGuyInEagan May 2016 #27

You heard Bill Maher say it: Mira May 2016 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Colors May 2016 #39

The irony in that movie is that most of their culture originated in the US. They say that floriduck May 2016 #28

I'm handing home made copies of the movie out like popcorn Mira May 2016 #31

Donate $27 zentrum May 2016 #32

Not to mention our corporate crimes. HughBeaumont May 2016 #38

Yup. It's an oligarchy. zentrum May 2016 #46

I shared this one recently. HughBeaumont May 2016 #50

Not to mention the original sin, Carolina May 2016 #120

I did the same thing... ReRe May 2016 #113

Amazing movie TrappedInUtah May 2016 #40

So much long term modern domestic damage started with his regime. HughBeaumont May 2016 #43

I don't understand FlaGranny May 2016 #100

Never - As Long As The 1% Remain In Conttol cantbeserious May 2016 #47

The parts that affected me most... camelfan May 2016 #52

I barely detected an accent in their English. HughBeaumont May 2016 #57

We have been conditioned to believe we dont really deserve healthcare and must Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #54

The success of an American is almost completely tethered by how gainfully they're employed. HughBeaumont May 2016 #58

I was stationed in Italy yeoman6987 May 2016 #60

Beats the hell out of 5:30 AM - 5:30 PM. HughBeaumont May 2016 #68

So did I! He even addressed free prison labor (modern-day slavery) Triana May 2016 #65

I watched it in Zurich LittleGirl May 2016 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Colors May 2016 #91

It's the most expensive place LittleGirl May 2016 #95

Excellent movie! CrispyQ May 2016 #69

The Italian woman: "This is the only life you have." HughBeaumont May 2016 #83

That was a very educational film. Blue_In_AK May 2016 #71

We're going to get stuck with Trump or Hillary, so Arugula Latte May 2016 #81

America needs to get MORE right wing. THAT'll cure what ails us! HughBeaumont May 2016 #86

Yeah. It's so depressing. The money allowed in Arugula Latte May 2016 #92

It's a wonderful film--except for the U.S. parts. nt valerief May 2016 #96

The world became a darker place when FlatBaroque May 2016 #101

As long as the Republicans have any power Pakid May 2016 #103

Democrats have worked hand in hand with Republicans Cassiopeia May 2016 #115

We live to work treestar May 2016 #104

Watch Requiem For The American Dream starring Noam Chomsky next. Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #105

K&R AtomicKitten May 2016 #110

Because the country was set up with the monied elite running things..... Bonhomme Richard May 2016 #112

It is against the law to make or allow your employees to work more than 45 hrs a week in Switzerland Hamlette May 2016 #117

Amen and recommend! nt babylonsister May 2016 #119

Easy, when the poor stop worshiping the rich as royalty. Spitfire of ATJ May 2016 #122

The Stockholm is strong here. HughBeaumont May 2016 #123

There is also fear on behalf of many of them of a hippy takeover.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2016 #124