Capitalism: A Love Story

I have been a fan of Michael Moore's since I saw Roger and Me twenty years ago. He is always fighting the good fight. I am not a fan of capitalism. It is not a system that works for most people. I, like Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (who is in the film), am a Social Democrat (also known as a real Socialist). I believe in safety nets for people in need.

Moore shows us many instances of how capitalism doesn't work for 95 percent of the population. Banks get bailed out but not people. People lose jobs without getting money that is owed to them. People lose homes that they have live in for a long time. But why don't people rebel against this. Because in the US people are brainwashed into thinking that they, too, can become ultra rich. Fat chance of that happening to most of us.

There are so many highlights in the film that I don't really want to mention any. I will say that you get a real education while watching it. Though there were laughs there were also lots of things that made me angry. If you think that the mess we are in started a few years ago well guess again. It started with Ronald Reagan who believed in "trickle down economics." But the wealth does not trickle down to most of us.

Moore mentions something that I completely forgot about - FDR's second Bill of Rights. To get an idea of what the man wanted for all Americans here is a short list of musts for all of us:

A job with a living wage
Freedom from unfair competition and monopolies
A home
Medical care
Education
Recreation

Who could argue with that? But FDR died and this did not go through. We should start a movement to enforce this.

All I can say is see this film. You will learn something and perhaps you will get mad enough to get off of your butts and do something to make change happen.