Capitalism: A Love Story.
I have never seen so much bullshit in my life.
First, Moore needs to get his terms straight. It's not capitalism he's railing against, it's corporatism, and to that end, he has some legit points. What's hilarious about it is that the solutions he proposes are fucking retarded (he wants us to vote on every aspect of the economy? Are you kidding?) and he seems to be an outright fan of despotism.
Towards the end of the movie, he praises eminent domain. Yeah, that's right. Eminent fucking domain. Who the hell is in favor of that? He also elevates FDR--you know, the man who confiscated US citizens' gold and ruined the lives of hundreds of Japanese-Americans--to godlike status. I tell ya, there's not an individualist bone in Michael Moore's body. Everything is better when it's "for the common good."
I wish Ayn Rand were still alive just so I could see her whip the shit out of him.
Yeah, you can probably guess my economic views, but I'm not even angry that Moore disagrees with me. I've seen much better arguments against capitalism, ones I would entertain and gladly respond to. It's just that this movie is so loaded with misinformation and bad ideas that I can only reach one of two conclusions--either Moore is deliberately being intellectually dishonest or he's a moron. Maybe it's a little bit of both.
Now I know why most of the self-proclaimed socialists I know hate this movie.
