"Capitalism" a Cathartic Crescendo for Moore Audiences

[Luminous Animal]

Fantastic diary from Detroit Mark at Dkos...
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/21/784617/-Capitalism-a-Cathartic-Crescendo-for-Moore-Audiences

Depending on where we are in a news cycle when this carpet bombing of every vile capitalistic image since the death of FDR is released to the public, this could either begin us marching in the streets (the real marches this time, not the Wal*Mart pre-fab ready made marches), or we could find ourselves so exhausted by the revelations that we will just need a month to mourn.

That will be the key.

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He also takes more liberties with the use of humor, in some places quite successfully. There are at least 4 points where the audience will have no choice but to laugh because if they don't, they'll cry. And ... yes ... I'm afraid you can pretty much resign yourself to that, too. After all, this isn't a topic so focused as Bowling for Columbine, Moore's rant against the use of minorities to create fear and the gun toting NRA there just in time to clean up. And in some ways, it deals with an even heavier load than the roundhouse kick to George W's head he gave in F911. In fact, you could say F911 was just the prequel that gave us the setup to understand what unfolds in Capitalism. We are, after all, staring down the ugliest beast of all now. The prospect of being snuffed out by fellow Americans who just happen to be richer than us makes dying at the hands of terrorists seem almost surrealistically preferable.

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If you've ever dared to ask the question, "What has Capitalism done for me lately" it might have seemed like there were 12 libertarians standing in the shadows waiting to appear to confront you for daring to speak its name, and 2 republicans there to represent the lobbyists paying billions just to get you to change your mind about speaking at all. Moore smashes all boundaries holding back the innate, primordial instinct to revolt. Without even actually saying it, he defies the teabagger (who conspicuously gets no screen time in this latest effort) to dare gurgle up the Socialist meme. Placing himself between the pillars of power of Capitalism, and the long forgotten face of Democracy, he gently suggests to us in so many words, "Look! Look you poor, simple fools! There is no bolt of lightning! You are in charge! They can not harm you! It's all a lie!" And by the way, if there is any sense of fatality in Moore's latest, it's this: You are not in charge now, and any delusion you have that your government is running this republic needs to be snuffed out before you can see and think clearly.

It is really worth reading the whole piece.

[xchrom]

1. indeed -- our elected reps are not in charge.

and not unlike the days of the robber barons, or the heyday mafia -- EVEN IF they cut the cash flow off from our reps -- i'm not sure they wouldn't stay bought by the financialists, the insurance companies, etc.

sigh

[Blue_Tires]

2. thanks for this....

maybe people will get the message from this that so many ignored in "Sicko"