Like all advocates of “universal health care,” Michael Moore wants everyone to have free health care. So, the fact that millions are now watching Sicko gratis constitutes an exquisitely sweet expression of poetic justice. Savor the profoundly ironic comment of the film’s distributor:
Weinstein Co. spokeswoman Sarah Rothman said in a statement: “We are responding aggressively to protect our film …
This begs the following question: If people have a “right” to use the services of health care providers without bothering to pay for them, why aren’t they entitled to watch Moore’s film for nothing?
There is, of course, no such thing as “free” health care. Nor is there any such thing as a “free” film. Someone has to provide both of these commodities, and it costs the providers money to do so. They deserve to be remunerated according the value of the service—as determined by the market.
Perhaps Moore and his distributor will consider the irony of their situation, but I doubt it. Nonetheless, the schadenfreude is delicious.
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