Or just an asshat?
Michael Moore's new movie, "
Capitalism: A Love Story," is about the disastrous effects of capitalism on people's lives. That would be the same capitalism that not only promotes and distributes his films, but has made him a wealthy man because of said films.
The IMDB synopsis of the plot mentions a variety of bewildering plot points, including "14,000 jobs lost every day." So that would mean that, over the course of a year, excluding weekends (to try to make the calculation include only the "standard" work week), and allowing for 10 holidays per year (which is more "holidays" than I'm allotted at
my job), that 3.5 million people lose their jobs every year. And yes, I realize that this doesn't account for new jobs created, but neither do any of the statistics about job loss out there, unless they specifically mention otherwise. Because saying, "14,000 people lost their jobs in one day," sounds much better than, "14,000 people lost their jobs, but approximately 7,000 of those people applied for and were hired at new jobs, so don't be scared by the giant numbers we're throwing around." (Note that all numbers are approximate and may in fact be a complete fabrication, both mine and theirs.) As I said, I hope this is explained. For instance: Where do these numbers come from? How are they adjusted to show new jobs that are created? Does this include the
3.5 million jobs President Obama has promised to create?
Also, will Michael Moore eschew the use of these
eeeevil corporations in the filming, production, editing, marketing, and showings of his new film? Because if you actually want to help solve the "problems" that capitalism has caused, you obviously don't want to add to the problem, right? I'm sure he'll just use independent film houses and small chains to show the film, right? And he won't accept any corporate help in promoting it, right? Right?
