the smiley face parade

i just got done watching Sicko- the movie i was avoiding because i felt that in my current situation it would be too upsetting. yes, it was upsetting, but it brought home two important points:

1. it is not just people like me who are poor and uninsured that are being denied healthcare. everyone in this country (except maybe the rich and high-profile) is at risk of having what happened to me happen to them. Everyone.

2. i'm not going to die because i'm poor or because i was uninsured. i'm not being denied care because of something i did like having a poor diet or not taking vitamins or having premarital sex or not getting enough sleep or because i was depressed as a teenager or any of the other reasons my "doctors" have come up with for justifying their negligence. i'm going to die because i'm an american. not in spite of it, Because of it. and solely because i'm an american.

i don't know if michael moore is completely right. i don't know if the healthcare systems in other countries are so much better, but based on my own experience and the experience of anyone i know who has ever been ill, i do know that this system does not work. it is unfair to everyone: the citizens rich or poor, the doctors, the nurses, the pharmacists... everyone. and it has to stop.
hopefully, if we all vote for hillary clinton she'll be able to set things right. but if she doesnt' get elected, or if her system takes time to implement (and when you're fighting an illness that could kill you at whim, time is of the essence) or if any number of other impediments occur, what then? mass exodus to canada? we, the people, are strong and we hold more power than we think. i still say its up to us as individuals to come together and master our fear and demand our human dignity.
i want to know: where are the new leaders for social change?
when is the movement starting and how do i get there?