Capitalism: A Love Story
09-25-2009, 12:08 PM
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Capitalism: A Love Story
Anyone plan on going to see it?
A Review of Michael Moore’s New Movie, ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ - Deal Journal - WSJ
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09-25-2009, 12:24 PM
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I'm sure I'll wind up downloading it when it hits the torrent scene. Like Ben, I have no desire to fund his coffers, though while I tend to disagree with Moore politically, I do find him to be a fascinating filmmaker.
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09-25-2009, 12:37 PM
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I watched him on Leno the other night talking about this movie. He openly admitted to being extreme and other things in his previous films and did this one differently (with his same style, of course) and its getting pretty good reviews so far.
I will not, however, go and see it. I will wait for it to come out on HD and download it from hd-torrents.org.
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I will not, however, go and see it. I will wait for it to come out on HD and download it from hd-torrents.org.
Anyone need an invite to a great HD private tracker btw?
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09-25-2009, 12:43 PM
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I watched him on Leno the other night talking about this movie. He openly admitted to being extreme and other things in his previous films and did this one differently (with his same style, of course) and its getting pretty good reviews so far.
I will not, however, go and see it. I will wait for it to come out on HD and download it from hd-torrents.org.
Anyone need an invite to a great HD private tracker btw?
I will not, however, go and see it. I will wait for it to come out on HD and download it from hd-torrents.org.
Anyone need an invite to a great HD private tracker btw?
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09-25-2009, 08:08 PM
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I'm as far right as you can get but I have seen all of his movies and have "enjoyed" them all. F911 was a bit far for me but most were enjoyable. Bowling for C was a good flick other than the crazy leftist cartoon by the South Park guys.
FWIW, I liked Religulous too (but still haven't seen it's counter at the box office, American Carol). Bill M can kiss my *** but I enjoyed the movie...
Oh, I won't go near a theater (I think Indy Jones part 3 was the last movie I saw outside my house) but will download it or what it on HBO in a year.
FWIW, I liked Religulous too (but still haven't seen it's counter at the box office, American Carol). Bill M can kiss my *** but I enjoyed the movie...
Oh, I won't go near a theater (I think Indy Jones part 3 was the last movie I saw outside my house) but will download it or what it on HBO in a year.
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09-25-2009, 10:24 PM
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09-26-2009, 12:31 AM
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Like many, Moore confuses free market capitalism and Corporatism.
The latter is government/corporation collusion in the guise of "regulation".
The investment banks such as Goldman Sachs make their profits by being able to access money close to the point of creation by the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Act was written by 7 representatives of the largest Wall St. banks of 1910, in order to enable cartelization.
Giving more power to the government or the FED to "regulate" these banks is simply giving more power to the fox that's guarding the henhouse.
The government and the FED both decided that certain politically connected banks were "too big to fail". How is that free market capitalism if the taxpayer bails you out when you screw up due to risky business?
The latter is government/corporation collusion in the guise of "regulation".
The investment banks such as Goldman Sachs make their profits by being able to access money close to the point of creation by the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Act was written by 7 representatives of the largest Wall St. banks of 1910, in order to enable cartelization.
Giving more power to the government or the FED to "regulate" these banks is simply giving more power to the fox that's guarding the henhouse.
The government and the FED both decided that certain politically connected banks were "too big to fail". How is that free market capitalism if the taxpayer bails you out when you screw up due to risky business?
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09-27-2009, 01:35 PM
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We're all "profiteers", even employees. That's what he doesn't get.
The problem is when government writes "regulations" which are actually favorable to the big corporations and detrimental to smaller companies. Imagine if FM and BEGI wrote, then lobbied their Congressworms for the "Turbo Safety Act" which makes it illegal to sell or install a turbo system that hasn't undergone $20,000 worth of "safety testing". That ain't free market capitalism, that's Corporatism. But that's exactly what Moore is railing against, and he mistakenly believes more government control over everything is the solution. Free market capitalism is about competition on a level playing field.
The problem is when government writes "regulations" which are actually favorable to the big corporations and detrimental to smaller companies. Imagine if FM and BEGI wrote, then lobbied their Congressworms for the "Turbo Safety Act" which makes it illegal to sell or install a turbo system that hasn't undergone $20,000 worth of "safety testing". That ain't free market capitalism, that's Corporatism. But that's exactly what Moore is railing against, and he mistakenly believes more government control over everything is the solution. Free market capitalism is about competition on a level playing field.
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