Me: You know what, your film is so full of crap
Moore: You're just another consumer blinded by the thought of the american dream
You know what? I'm a self-identifying commie and I still don't like your film.
-My film shows the evil of capitalism, it shows nothing but truths...
It doesn't show truths, you've cherrypicked quirks of our society and framed them in a terrible way. You don't show what capitalism is and show why socialism is a better alternative, all you do is manipulate people into thinking capitalism is evil. You are just as bad as the people you attack.
-That is completely unfair!
No it isn't, you are worth more than 50 million dollars. All you do is sit on your fat butt and make movies about how screwed up our society is and reap the benefits from showing them. That isn't even the point, you make absolutely no reference to how distorted our version of capitalism is. I could make an argument that we don't even live in a democratic or capitalist society but your main point is capitalism is evil and should be abolished.
-Untrue! I channel my money back into my movies to continue spreading awareness, and my film had an entire sequence devoted to plutonomy.
Do you even understand how capitalism is supposed to work? Or have you been too busy telling people that Jesus hates capitalism to do your research.
-Of course I understand capitalism, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The rich control and take advantage of the system...
You have no idea how capitalism is supposed to work, I mean look at this quote from you "Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code."
-Yeah, those are my brilliant words
Don't you realize democracy is over 2 thousand years old
-I... Uh...
Not to mention capitalism is an extension of democracy, the buyers control the markets by buying the products they want and need. Every consumer votes with his dollar, this was all ruined by the creation of big business and corporation. The creator of capitalism would hate our society just as much as you do. He would probably argue that monopolies and government bailouts break the system, so do all the aversions of the law and the mass manipulation that we call marketing.
-Yeah but capitalism still creates the very wealthy and the very poor!
I just explained this, capitalism works better when you pay your workers higher wages. It makes sure that consumers have enough money to continue regulating the market. When you have wealth inequalities the economy stagnates, sellers have no-one to sell to and the system breaks down
-So you're saying that everything I portrayed in my movie isn't supposed to be in real capitalism anyways?
Very interesting... But do real capitalism exist ? And is it possible ?
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