Comments on: Why We Need Less Of Michael Moore

By: pete bartolomei

pete bartolomei — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:51:41 +0000

capitalism is aligned with washington, be it dem or rep. as long as we have elected officials being fed by the corps, capitalism is doomed in the long term. the corps ruled the country and their greed resulted in the great depression. just like the banks and wall street ruled the politicains and caused this collapse. mm is pointing out obvious flaws in the system. go for it.

By: The pragmatist

The pragmatist — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:07:32 +0000

We need Michael Moore as long as there is a Rush Limbaugh. After all they are mirror images of each other (granted, Moore is a little fatter than Limbaugh). They both use their media positions to advance their extreme views by bending the truth and presenting editorialization as reporting and fact.

By: bulle shah

bulle shah — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:12:57 +0000

ok, this is crazy. what glitters is not necessary good, rather what glitters is almost always a trap. you just cannot equate the homo sapiens (humans) with other species of animals on this planet because humans have a thinking brain which can make us override our animal spirits. if you do not think that we need to override our animal spirits, then please don’t refer to humans as humans but just as another animal. so, you all human animals are just like other animals except you stand on legs and look different. the law of jungle is an animalistic law.

By: curu

curu — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:31:24 +0000

this reads like a post from an exicted, first semester econ student who hasn’t gotten to the “market failures” section.

By: ummm...

ummm... — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:10:09 +0000

“the fit” is a political definition. I chose not to design WMD’s for the US and I get socially punished for making that choice; I doubt that intelligence will overcome long term problems… More intelligence is Enronish than anything else and based on ego and self deception.

By: mp

mp — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:33:09 +0000

“Survival of the fittest means just that. The fittest and most able survive. The weaker ones do not. Capitalism systematically allows that to happen. It pulls money away from inefficiency (and sometimes stupidity) and puts it in the hands of the smarter folks.”

Sorry, but I’m laughing out loud at this one. Where were you when the US government handed out $12.8 trillion to failing banks in order to band-aid a problem that they created?

Sorry, but hyenas, alligators and lions belong in the wild or in a zoo.

I refuse to be a part of their “food chain.”

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:14:30 +0000

I enjoy your point of view, although it is a little hard-line. I think Capitalism requires some regulation, but I see it more as a teacher guiding a science fair. Making sure that creativity and brilliance shine with some guidelines that keep the playing field fair without constricting too much freedom and innovation.

This being said, i feel fully justified and illegally watching Michael Moore’s movie online because god forbid some “evil” company gets money through his profit. We all know the stocks this hypocrite keeps.

By: David Peterson

David Peterson — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:59:38 +0000

Capitialism is great as long as it is practiced in “good conscience.” Unruly capitalism without a conscience or concern for fellow human beings is what has fueled the likes of the Michael Moores of the world. Captialism has proven to be immoral in the area of health care as Michael Moores ” Sicko ” so graphically illustrates. I would however subject the “overweight Michael Moores of the world” to a “fat tax” to compensate for those of us who stay lean and healthy!! I know that some liberals may consider that mean, but we do need to be rewarded for making healthy choices!
I have been a self employed business person for 20 years now and private health care for me has been a complete sham and ripoff. I have been blessed with unusually good health so much so that my so called “regular doctor” refuses to even see me anymore because I have not seen him in the last 5 years.
I have paid huge premiums and would have been better off being “self insured” in the long run even after suffering through a broeken leg and two ear surgeries. If people did the right thing we would not need “regulations.” Waiting for the dirty unscrupulous players in the business and investment community to regulate themselves is like asking the fox to guard the henhouse.
My customers get 100% satisfaction and I get no tax payer bail out if I screw up. It should be the same for everone. I want the same healthcare congress enjoys!!

By: Dave R.

Dave R. — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:29:09 +0000

One additional point could be made: Michael Moore has become rich through capitalism. To my knowledge, he has not dedicated the entire proceeds or copyrights to his books and movies to the public domain. Why is that?

By: Argel

Argel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:51:47 +0000

Just like humans can be evil or at least do evil things, so too can our creations, which as it turns out, includes unregulated markets. Survival of the fittest has little if anything to do with this. If anything, one could argue that the natural balance has been subverted. One thing is for sure, if an asteroid hit the planet (not a comet or meteor, but a bona fide asteroid) I’m pretty sure the CEOs with million dollar bathrooms won’t be among the survivors.