VIDEO: When the Women of Iceland Went on Strike
Friends,
Seven years ago I made a movie where I went to nine countries to see what great ideas of theirs I could "steal" and bring back here to help us in the U.S. It was called "Where To Invade Next", with the satirical idea of doing what we do best — invading countries — but instead of taking their oil or land, we take something we could really use: free health care, 8 weeks of paid vacation, free college and more women in power. I thought that now would be a good time to show you one scene from it —my visit to Iceland and how the women decided to fight back.
— Mike
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Thank you, Michael, this is very inspiring and appropriately enraging. And it all started with women demonstrating, with a one day strike, what happens when a society doesn't have women's labor.
The end of this segment is chilling, and so, so true. We in the states are not living in a country run with everyone's well-being in mind. I'd guess if you showed the last two minutes to any American audience, you'd get a majority quietly nodding in agreement. I wonder when we'll all come together and put the bastards far away, very, very, very, very, VERY far away.
You are such a GOOD TROUBLEmaker!!
I was blessed with the wisdom to see this wonderful documentary when it was first released; THANK YOU for the wonderful reminder of the power women have IF WE CHOOSE TO USE IT!!