No different from his other films, Sicko is pure propaganda: Moore expertly uses film to get his totally biased point across. I already thought there were some things amiss with our health care system, and as a result, I enjoyed this film immensely. Conversely, you will hate this movie if you think Bush, Reagan, and Nixon were the greatest Presidents ever and anything anti-business or anti-profit = terrorist.

Sicko wants us to reconsider the compassionate conservative concept of “personal responsibility.” Only someone with no heart would consider a cancer patient with insurance bankrupted by outrageous hospital bills as lazy. However, it’s gotten to the point in this nation where “personal responsibility” means anything bad that befalls you is your own damned fault, even if you’re run over by a car crossing the street. Some people honestly consider this justification for buying a Hummer and eschewing mass transit.

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