While watching “Where to Invade Next”, I found it very insightful and I learned a lot of fascinating things in regard to the comparison of lifestyles lived in American as opposed to other countries. Watching the film, I was quite surprised seeing how relaxed, luxurious, and comfortable certain people in other countries. For example, In Slovenia citizens there are living debt-free/tuition, which grants them a free higher education than most people get to say. While, unfortunately here in the United States 42% of Americans who attend college end up in debt due to having to finance their own degrees such as; myself and many other minorities. For me, the film reveals how under privileged Americans are compared to other societies l and points out we have a flawed government system. It’s blasted for the world to see, comparing us to more civilized countries such as; Italy where workers’ well-being and labor rights plans are being well executed. As a result, Italians receive 30-35 paid holiday’s, paid honeymoons, paid parental leave, and two-hour lunch breaks. I think these incentives and benefits should defiantly be implemented to the American society due to all the hard work, dedication and effort we put into our jobs. considering the conditions of the country now dealing with this COVID-19 pandemic, we learned to appreciate how much essential workers truly risk their lives and families every day for the greater good and the betterment of this country. As of now, it is very possible to implement these monetary benefits to the U.S., and I think the most efficient way is to base it off who’s on the front line being offered these benefits first. Especially health care workers because these essential workers put their lives more at jeopardy trying to save us so the least the government can do is eliminate some of their debt or show appreciate by increasing their salary and benefits. 

 

       Throughout the video Mr. Moore visits (invades) different countries to learn Americans could have a better and more just society. I think Mr. Moore executed his message well; hoping Americans can adopt some productive characteristics and traditions from other countries. For example, he agrees with the people in Finland, A country whose students are among the world’s best educated, where they advocate to stop teachers from teaching and making lectures/lesson plans based off a standardized test. As we learned that little to no homework is assigned, and instead education is based on learning an array of skills with the emphasis on the growth of the whole person. It also helps minimize stress and help children figure out what really want to do in life, as a teacher from Finland stated, “There’s a very short time to be children.” As Mr. Moore “invades” one country to the next, beginning in Italy and ending in Iceland, you begin to suspect that the majority would rather live in other civilizations compared toAmerica’s. His examples of progressive European social institutions may make the American audiences feel envious and guilty. Luckily, Mr. Moore was travelling looking for solutions to our social flaws that he can bring back home as he believes every country has its own original sin. In this case in Germany, it would be the Holocaust. In America, Mr. Moore considers slavery tragedies as our sin and being unable to come to terms with that. Overall, I think the film was very informative and educational expressing other cultures and how they operate as a country.Mr. Moore points out; extensive positive changes often results suddenly and leads to productivity and changes for the greater good. His best example of this is the fall of Communism and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, symbolizing behind despair lurks hope.