Michael Moore At It Again with Critiquing of Capitalism

Michael Moore, the controversial film maker who brought us such scandalous documentaries as Bowling for Columbine, Farenheit 911, and my least favorite, Sicko, is at it again, showing up with cameras at places like Wall Street taping it off with crime scene tape and generally making a spectacle of himself in the name of protestation against the greed of the US government. Mind you, this is the same place he lives and which has afforded him immense success, where free thinking is allowed and even encouraged.

I don’t want to sound anti Michael Moore, but after I saw Sicko, his latest documentary, I felt that he really skewed the view in that one. I liked his previous works, but this one just seemed to present a very one sided story about health care in America. I realize the health care system is very flawed here, but it is also flawed in places that offer free healthcare, just not as seriously. I thought that Sicko bordered on expoitative, although I give him much credit for having the guts to do these types of films and Farenheit was a great film although some claim that one was extremely one sided as well.

This time he is attacking the very foundations of American capitalism saying that it just doesn’t work. However, I disagree. It is going to have ups and downs, of course, but it is the best way for people to be masters of their destiny and also the best environment for people like me to pursue their dreams of owning a small business and becoming independently financially secure.

The capitalist environment is one that has afforded me personally many opportunities that I would not have had in any other political climate, or they would have been severely limited in other places, so I for one am grateful for capitalism although I acknowledge it is not perfect and needs constant improvement.