Monday, February 7, 2011

Michael Moore, capitalist pig

Michael Moore is an anti-capitalist. We all know this. Let's start with this from The Guardian:
In the film he interviews several Catholic priests, who explain their belief that capitalism and the free market, by emphasising greed and the self over community, go against the Bible's basic tenets. One priest, Dick Preston, tells Moore: "Capitalism is evil, immoral and contrary to the teachings of Jesus."
Moore goes on record with his disparagement of capitalism in a Bloomberg article:
“Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil,” Moore lectures in the final voiceover. “You have to eliminate it and replace it with something that’s good for all people, and that something is called democracy.” At the news conference, Moore said he had told his crew to consider this “the last film they let us make.” His aim, he said, was to “speak the words that need to be spoken,” and “raise the issues that need to be raised.” 
  So then it's a little hard to read this over at Business Insider in 2009:
    "Michael Moore Debuts Anti-Capitalist Documentary To Room Full Of Champagne Drinkers"
  And this over at Doug Powers
  "Michigan Taxpayers Subsidized Capitalist Michael Moore’s Anti-Capitalist Movie"
  So how do you justify this current headline at Hollywood Reporter, the article of which reveals that Michael Moore is suing for millions and millions of dollars, claiming he's been cheated by his business partners of his just profits.
Michael Moore Sues Weinsteins Over 'Fahrenheit 9/11
He claims he was cheated out of at least $2.7 million in profits from his hit documentary.
  This is a remarkable denial that liberals somehow justify in their own minds. 
  While on one hand they do not want to see most people succeed on wealthy levels and are jealous (whether they admit it or not)  of those who are successful, they cannot see how they themselves could be denied what they want or even have earned. 
  Michael Moore is a die hard capitalist who wants more than his piece of the pie.
  Let's be honest. 
  "Capitalism is evil, immoral and contrary to the teachings of Jesus."
  And Michael Moore, you're a capitalist.

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