Food for thought. He's in about the top one-tenth of one percent of earners in America.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/10/28/michael_moore_hypocrite_an d_liar_266329.html
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That really doesn't mean anything. It's one thing with Hollywood actors and actresses who got filthy rich and then just decided to start pretending they care about everyone else, but Michael Moore is different. He's just an ordinary guy who came onto the scene talking about the inequalities and injustices of our society, and his documentaries happened to be a massive hit. I don't think he should keep all that money, I think he could find productive uses for it, but I don't think he's changed either. He's still the same Michael Moore that he was when he made Roger & Me.
This is why I hate the whole "99% and 1%" and "the rich and the poor" thing. It's not about a sliding scale of relative wealth. That obviously can be a factor, but it doesn't have to be. It's about the capitalists (small "c", referring not to the ideology but to the owners of the means of production who profit off the workers' labor) versus the workers. Michael Moore is still a basically ordinary guy who just happened to make some money because his documentaries are so massively popular. He isn't sitting there raking in cash from the labor of 11-year-old wage slaves in Colombia to whom he gives mere pennies for working 14 hours a day.
Michael Moore has some money of his own (it's unfortunate but it's not that big a deal in his case), but he's not one of them. He's on our side.
"Killing is murder unless it is done in large numbers to the sound of trumpets."
- Voltaire
You are implying you hold intimate knowledge concerning Moore
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If he's able to make a profit from the system then it's a sign that capitalism works.
shareYeah, and the millions of starving people and dozens of countries whose people are living miserably under Capitalism don't put a dent in that at all. You say one guy making money means Capitalism works... I say millions of hungry people when there is plenty of food, millions of homeless people when there are plenty of houses, millions of people needlessly sick with diseases that could easily be treated with medicine that is available, BILLIONS of people who are miserably poor even though their labor produces immense wealth, means Capitalism DOES NOT WORK.
"Killing is murder unless it is done in large numbers to the sound of trumpets."
- Voltaire
Millions more suffered from socialism.
shareUm, that's your rebuttal? The other person points out that capitalism has failed as a way of elevating society toward the greater good, and your rebuttal is, "socialism is worse"? Never mind, for the moment, whether your statement is born completely out of ignorance (I would tend toward that myself because of your incorrect tense usage, signifying you have no idea what you are talking about and are likely just spewing forth crap you heard on television or the radio without actually applying any mental effort of your own), has a grain of truth, or is truth. That is completely irrelevant to my query. My query is: do you honestly think that is a logical rejoinder to the original assertion?
Saying raccoon feces tastes worse than deer feces does not actually negate the fact that deer feces tastes awful.
Moore would be still a millionnaire in a social democratic society.
Your argument is made of american brainwashed propaganda.
What is a social democratic society?
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Socialism and Communism arent the same things.
Socialdemocracy is the system in scandinavian countries.
Oh my god, who cares about Socialism and Communism??!! That's not even the point of the OP's post. You people drag Socialism, Communism and Capitalism into every discussion on this board even when it doesn't call for it.
In response to the OP, does it really matter? At least he's trying to help. At least he cares enough to do this, to film people losing their jobs/homes and letting them speak into the camera for millions to see. If he didnt do it, who would(in such a large scale)?? And if he doesn't make money, then he can't make another movie because hello movies cost money!!!
That is why so many people that he critizes and shows in his movies (in this case the wealthy government officials and CEOs) don't like him and actually encourage people to not go see his movies or even pay attention to him. They want him to not only go away and make sure people can't hear the truth, but also make sure he doesn't make money to make any more documentaries.
Why do think this was R rated? They only said like 2 F-bombs. in this day and age that would've only gotten a film a PG-13 rating.
You people drag Socialism, Communism and Capitalism into every discussion on this board even when it doesn't call for it.
There are no multi millionaire directors in Europe. They all come here to get rich.
shareMoore didn't scam people out of their money.
shareHe's such a hypocrite Michael Moore He hates rich people while this idiot has $50 Million Dollars. Wonder if he hates himself since he's so rich? wish Obama would tax him and take away $25 Million from this jerk or I hope his soon to be ex-wife gets half of his fortune. he's the biggest hypocrite in the world.
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