Image via WikipediaFrom an interview on Larry King Live."...Capitalism is the legal system that allows this greed to take place and in recent times what it means is that the regulations and rules that use to keep these people in check is no longer keeping them in check. I don't believe in a system in which the richest one percent should own or have as much wealth as the bottom 95 percent combined. Not only is that anti-Democracy, but it's against my own values and the values of most people.
"We say we live in a Judeo-Christian nation, but if Jesus were around today I just don't think he'd approve of this. I don't think he'd be participating in a hedge fund or playing the stockmarket...He has a role in my movie, because I imagine what if He were here, would He act and sound like a capitalist...I don't think so..."
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I saw a similar excerpt with Michael Moore and Wolf Blitzer where Moore basically said the same thing. It really caught my attention. Whatever you think of Michael Moore, his words about Jesus have to make you think.
In general I think that I can hold my own in a discussion or argument with anybody but I would never tangle with Michael Moore. Never.
Jen, the whole "what would Jesus do" thing is over thought. Because we have documentation of his stance on health care, he provided a great health care plan for free, and provided a great HMO by feeding people lean, naturally raised fish, gluten free whole wheat bread and phosphate free wine. On capitalism (He destroyed the offices of the financiers in the synagogue and knew that money was some other fools problem by saying "give unto Caesar what is Caesars". And his followers were from all walks of life. In a modern sense he would probably be a very Liberal Democrat. Rob
It puts me in mind of Woody Guthrie's great song "Jesus Christ," in which he makes about the same argument--tho Woody's actually more blunt than Moore.
I think sometimes, Michael Moore is as guilty of overstatement as Rush & Glenn Beck. But I don't think there's anything overstated in the quotes you posted. The division in our country between the rich and the poor is indefensible.
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