I watched "Where to Invade Next" last night. [View all]

[HughBeaumont]

Much of it was viewed in utter disgust, particularly during the Italy and Germany segments on how they work to live (2 hour lunches, off at 2:00 PM, 5-7 weeks mandatory vacation, "13th month salary", 5 months maternity leave, workers and unions have a say in a Democratic workplace, etc, etc) while America is drowning in overwork, under-wage and little & less to show for their efforts.

Don't even get me started on the segments revolved around children and teens.

Anyway, I read something MM said in an interview for the film that got me thinking:

I’m not trying to inflame people by saying everybody should have health care, or that we need to stop school shootings. What are my political positions in my films? That G.M shouldn’t be moving jobs to third-world countries and exploiting them while destroying the middle class of this country? If that’s inflammatory, we’re in deep trouble, yet for so long I was considered a radical. Things are getting better. I love this country, I can’t stand what I see, and I ain’t going anywhere.

When is America going to stop politicizing things that should just BE?

When is America going to get out of the Reagan 1980$, out of the plantation hierarchies, away from the Protestant Work Ethic and concentrate on labor, human and civil rights and restore human dignity?