https://www.conservapedia.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=TommyMacDonaldConservapedia - User contributions [en]2026-10-11T00:03:32ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.14https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Dissidents&diff=208995Dissidents2007-06-25T21:49:18Z<p>TommyMacDonald: </p>
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<div>Dissidents are people who disagree with and work to change, or bring down entirely, established religious or political systems or ideals.<br />
The etymology of the word traces its origin to the 16th century Latin "dissidentem" meaning "to be remote, disagree, be removed from". As a noun, dissident is used to refer to Protestants. Modern usage of the noun in a political arena dates to 1940 associated with the rise of totalitarian governments. [ref]http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dissident&searchmode=none[/ref]<br />
==People who are or were considered dissidents==<br />
*[[Charles Darwin]] for destroying religion<br />
*[[Noam Chomsky]] for daring to question the American Empire<br />
*[[Ralph Nader]] for daring to challenge corporate America<br />
*[[Al Gore]] for spewing leftist environmentalist propaganda.</div>TommyMacDonaldhttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=SiCKO&diff=208992SiCKO2007-06-25T21:46:16Z<p>TommyMacDonald: /* References */</p>
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<div>'''Sicko''' is a 2007 film by American filmmaker [[Michael Moore]] about the American medical system. <br />
==Reviews==<br />
Roger Friedman of [[Fox News]] called the film a "brilliant and uplifting new documentary" and praised Moore for the way in which he lets "very articulate average Americans tell their personal horror stories at the hands of insurance companies" and "criticizes both [[Democrats]] and [[Republicans]] for their inaction and in some cases their willingness to be bribed by pharmaceutical companies and insurance carriers."<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273875,00.html</ref><br />
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The film is designed to have a political impact, but both [[Republican]] and [[Democratic]] politicians have distanced themselves from it.<ref>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-movie22jun22,0,5962985.story?coll=la-home-center</ref> <br />
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The film has generated some controversy for a sequence in which Moore brings a group of patients to [[Cuba]], which may have violated the American embargo of that country.<br />
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