WikiLeaks: Cuba banned Sicko for depicting 'mythical' healthcare system

[merig00]

Cuba banned Michael Moore's 2007 documentary, Sicko, because it painted such a "mythically" favourable picture of Cuba's healthcare system that the authorities feared it could lead to a "popular backlash", according to US diplomats in Havana.
The revelation, contained in a confidential US embassy cable released by WikiLeaks , is

Comments

[megalixer]

didn't Moore post a pretty large chunk of Assange's bail? I'm loling at him rn, negl

[juliet316]

Something tells me that Moore is probably not incredibly shocked by this news.

But I am LOLing at the Schudenfude after his rape apologist comments in regards to Assange. Especially if he did, infact pay part of the man's bail.

[evil_laugher]

ikr

lol oh the irony

[honeymane]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/wikileaks.png

[lemonsherry]

lmao

[othellia]

Eh... I never liked Michael Moore's films anyway, so I can't say I'm surprised.

[veidt]

Michael Moore twisting facts and skewing things to fit his viewpoints on issues? YOU DON'T SAY!

[azetburcaptain]

That's so interesting that they did that. Usually communist countries depict mythical things in their news as propaganda. I guess Cuba is no longer communist. And btw a lot of countries' governments can say they're socialist, but I don't even know anymore.

And I approve so much, btw. If it doesn't fit with what they actually have, it shouldn't be depicted that way.

Although the more controversy surrounds the film, the more money Moore makes. JS

[kitschaster]

He wants Moore monies.

[thecityofdis]

But the Moore money he comes, the Moore problems he sees.

[ladypolitik]

*groan*