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And the alternative to Capitalism issss???????
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MisterMike said:Thanks Paul. I think Capitalism can work but there are checks needed to protect things like the worker, the consumer, the environment, competition. But I do not think these are faults of Capitalism, just the people involved.
I think Capitalism can work but there are checks needed to protect things like the worker, the consumer, the environment, competition. But I do not think these are faults of Capitalism, just the people involved.
Tulisan is dead right. It's not that capitalism is bad, it's that we no longer have capitalism in the US. We are approaching facism, where government and big business are inseparable, and the rest of us don't stand a chance.Tulisan said:2 comments:
"Capitalism" under are current system really means "oligarchy" and "faciest republic."
rmcrobertson said:Rich, I'm sorry, but if you look back at the biography you wrote--especially if you consider the fact that globally speaking, you and I are among the most privileged--you'll see exactly what I'm talking about here. The system of the economy simply is not interested in you, me, or anybody else, except as workers and consumers and administrators.
Again, Marx is not responsible for the reductionism and monotony of capitalism. He's simply analyzing what's there.
rmcrobertson said:And it's remarkable to see folks grounding their justiciation for an artificial--we made it--economic system on a fantasy of biology. Of course, it's remarkable mainly because that's precisely what social Darwinism does.
heretic888 said:Unlike our less-aware brethren species, we can to a very substantial degree detach ourselves from biological drives, instincts, and impulses.
Tulisan said:Thought this might be of interest...
Friends,
Hello from Cannes! Im sure by now many of you have heard the good newsFahrenheit 9/11 has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It is the first time in nearly 50 years a documentary has won the Palme dOr (the Golden Palm).
Myself and twenty-six members of our crew are here in Cannes and we are in a state of shock. None of us expected this. First came the critics reviews on Monday (The New York Times called it my best film ever), then the audience reaction at our premiere (a 20-minute standing ovation, a new all-time record for the festival), the International Federation of Film Critics Award on Friday, and then the best film prize last night. Its all been an incredible week for us and I cant wait to get back home and show you all this wonderfully powerful film weve made.
No, we still dont have a distributor in America as I write this but after winning the worlds top film prize Id give it about one more day (if that) before we have someone brave enough (and smart enough) to show Americans what the world can already see (Albania, this week, became the final countryother than the U.S.to sign on with a distributor).
I am still hoping for a July release (4th of July weekend?) both in the U.S. and around the world.
I fully expect the right wing and the Republican Party to come at me and this film with everything theyve got. They will try, as they have unsuccessfully in the past, to attack me personally because they cannot win the debate on the issues the film raisesnamely, that they are a pack of liars and the American people are on to them. And, if the early screenings of Fahrenheit 9/11 are any indication, those who see this movie will never view the Bush administration in the same way again. Even if you already cant stomach George W. Bush & Co., I think this movie will take you to places you havent gone before, with laughter and with tears.
I will let you all knowas soon as we have a distributorthe date the film is opening. Until then, check out some of the articles that have been written, and check out the awards ceremony from Cannes.
Thanks everyone for your support.
Yours,
Michael Moore
[email protected]
www.michaelmoore.com
P.S. When you hear the wackos on Fox News and elsewhere refer to this prize as coming from the French, please know that of the nine members of the Festival jury, only ONE was French. Nearly half the jury (four) were Americans and the President of the jury was an American (Quentin Tarantino). But this fact wont stop the OReillys or the Lenos or the Limbaughs from attacking the French and me because, well, thats how their simple minds function.
- From www.michaelmoore.com
Go ahead....I'll be under my desk, hiding from the s**tstorm. :toilclaw:
rmcrobertson said:What I do agree with is something said on this page: or, to quote my dev. psych teacher, Elizabeth Bates, "Yeah, but the whole point of being human is that you are NOT a slave to your biology."