As a long-time advocate for truth and justice in the American healthcare system, I wholeheartedly stand with Michael Moore in his unwavering stance against the profit-driven and murderous health insurance industry. With a career spanning over three decades, I’ve witnessed firsthand the devastating impact that this broken system has on countless lives across our nation.
As a passionate admirer, I, much like the esteemed Michael Moore – acclaimed director of hard-hitting documentaries such as “Bowling for Columbine” and “Sicko” – publicly declared on Friday that I won’t stifle the growing fury towards America’s ruthless, profit-driven, and deadly health insurance system, sparked by Luigi Mangione.
This week, Mangione was charged with being the individual responsible for fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan’s streets. In a purported manifesto made public by journalist Ken Klippenstein, Mangione stated that his actions were driven by discontentment towards the U.S. healthcare system. He asserted that insurance companies have amassed too much power and exploit citizens for financial gain. Mangione cited Moore’s work, as well as Elisabeth Rosenthal’s, as instances where this corruption has been highlighted.
In an extensive piece on Substack, labeled “A Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance Companies,” Moore penned that his name being brought up has led to numerous invitations for him to speak. He humorously commented, “It’s rare that my work receives a stellar five-star endorsement from someone who’s actually a killer.” Since then, his phone has been incessantly ringing (despite not having a hook), and emails, text messages, and media requests have flooded in.
Back in 2007, I found myself captivated by the film “Sicko,” which delved into an eye-opening comparison of the U.S. health insurance and pharmaceutical sectors with those of Canada, the U.K., and Cuba. This thought-provoking documentary even earned a nomination for best documentary at that year’s Academy Awards.
Following the murder of the CEO at UnitedHealthcare, which is the biggest among billion-dollar insurance firms, a wave of fury erupted against the health insurance sector. Some individuals have spoken out against this outrage. I, however, am not among those who do so. (Moore’s original statement was paraphrased to make it more readable and easier to understand.)
He went on to write that the anger is completely justified, and that “it is long overdue for the media to cover it. It is not new. It has been boiling. And I’m not going to tamp it down or ask people to shut up. I want to pour gasoline on that anger.”
Moore expressed that the anger under scrutiny is not solely focused on the death of a CEO, but rather encompasses the widespread suffering and hardship inflicted by the “healthcare” industry over several decades. This includes physical torment, emotional abuse, financial distress due to medical bills, bankruptcies resulting from claim denials and inadequate care, escalating deductibles coupled with rising premiums – all while the industry operates without any significant opposition. The government, represented by two seemingly powerless parties, has been complicit in this industry’s acts of theft and, indeed, indirectly responsible for such losses of life.
Moore expressed his disapproval by stating, “Indeed, I denounce murder, and for that reason, I denounce America’s corrupt, greedy, ruthless, bloodthirsty, unethical, immoral healthcare sector. I also denounce every CEO leading it, as well as every politician who accepts their funds and perpetuates this system rather than dismantling it completely.
The director concluded his speech by providing a link to the movie “Sicko” for viewing at no cost, followed by a proposal: “Let’s discard this entire system, tear down the inhumane enterprise that thrives on exploiting human lives and capitalizing on our mortality, causing us harm or abandoning us to perish. Let’s annihilate it all. Instead, establish for everyone the same healthcare system that every civilized nation on Earth provides: Universal, free, empathetic, and brimming with life.
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2024-12-15 22:24