Michael Moore has made a new documentary called, “Capitalism: A Love Story”. In this documentary, he comes to the conclusion that capitalism is evil, and it should be replaced with… I’m not making this up… democracy. “Capitalism: A Love Story” supposedly shows the evils of capitalism and how a new era has been ushered in with the election of President Obama. Moore has been quoted as saying,
“Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil. You have to eliminate it and replace it with something that is good for all people and that something is democracy.” Reuters
I guess we will have to wait until this film comes out to know exactly what type of “democracy” Moore thinks we should model. Perhaps the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea? Or how about the Republic of China, which according to it’s Constitution and Mao Zedong, is a People’s Democratic Dictatorship? Maybe he wants us to model democracy from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam? All of these “democratic” countries agree with Moore that capitalism is evil.
If we have a system that promotes freedom and liberty, then capitalism is what naturally evolves. If you want to start a business, you have the freedom to do it. If you want to quit your job and get another one, you can do it. If you want to go to college or learn a trade, you can do it. Choice is what we get with freedom and liberty, and choice is what drives capitalism. For a great book on the subject, I would recommend Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
I wonder if Moore will compare the standard of living differences in capitalist countries and non-capitalist ones? Probably not. I think he will go with his usual method of showing the few people that have not benefited from the freedom and liberty we have in America. Then, he will show the few people who have benefited from the anti-capitalist system in socialistic countries while ignoring the multitudes who suffer at the hands of socialist dictators around the world. I’m sure he won’t let things like facts and the historical results of capitalism get in his way of tearing down and insulting America and our liberty.
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It’s funny that the lefties state that they want democracy, when their policies limit choices and eliminates freedom. Obviously, they have a different concept of democracy. I think it goes along with their ideas of diversity. Something along the lines of…
“You can pick what ever you want as long as it’s what we say.”
Or as old Ma Bell (that big old government mandated monopoly) used to say: “You can have a color phone you want, as long as its black.”