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Originally Posted by cykoe6
That fat hypocritical fuck has made a $50 million fortune off his movies enjoying the benefits of living in a free society and free market capitalism but yet he does everything in his power to undermine and destroy the US and our system. He is truly a wretched excuse for a person.  |
I never understand how people can think that about Michael Moore. Have you ever seen any of his movies or heard him interviewed on tv, or is it just the caricature of him and second hand opinion you are going on? He's not anti-capitalist nor anti-American as far as I can tell, and I don't understand how anyone can think he is. His movies, in order, said a few things that turned out to be right, going back to Roger & Me twenty years ago, when he talked about how G.M. was making some bad business moves. In light of recent events, was he wrong?
Was there any valid point in Fahrenheit 9-11, when he said the war in Iraq was based on nonsense and was messed up? Was there a good observation in Sicko when he talked about how the American health care system has some serious problems? And in light of recent events in the economy, is there any thing to be gleaned from Capitalism: A Love Story, when he talks about the really bad moves that have been and are now being made in our country's economic policy? I don't follow his every move, but I certainly think that his movies are very thought provoking and entertaining, and people from both sides of the spectrum, whether conservative or liberal should appreciate that.