Michael Moore: Downsize This

Michael Moore. director, filmmaker and author of, "Downsize This: Random Threats of an Unarmed American" joins Allan Gregg to discuss his new book.

Recorded in 1996.

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• Recorded in 1996.

[capaneo]

@bazbonehead

I saw how under Bush & Republicans individual rights were "protected" Wire-tapping, torturing people & [Un]patriot act!

Also I saw how banks protected property of people by kickin 'em out of their homes & making BILLIONS of dollars bettin on Chinese economy!

I also saw how corporates united people in by taking tax payers money & giving out bonuses and flying around in their private jets to Washington to ask for more tax payers money!

WAKE UP man, change the channel from FOX!

[capaneo]

Fast forward 16 years later and USA have still the same EXACT problems. Banks, Corporations and Republicans!. If not only worse!

[VirtuosicElevator]

Ahh the same idiots saying republicans are the problem. wake the fuck up idiots, both parties blow monkey dick

[shortcoursetim]

michael moore is great. i wish america was more like him. we are brain washed by facebook and iphones.

[Sconezeta]

I don't disagree with SOME of the things Micheal Moore points out .. although I detest persons who fabricate things or edit unfairly and still call a movie a "documentary". After that I can't trust anything he says about an issue as it is now suspect propaganda.

[dalecampbl9]

the truth is...the top 1% creates the jobs...because they have capital...but jobs are needed to provide a demand and job creators love cheapest labor...cheapest labor is not in other parts of the world...so bye bye Middle Class of America. It's amazing the GOP's policy of "doing nothing" gets them elected. Obama needs a $3-4 trillion dollar stimulus or else, and change the laws so exported jobs must to go countries with similar labor laws as America or else you cannot out source!!!!!

[VeggiePower303]

You people are ALL insane.

No-one is talking any sense at all.

[overman926]

@bazbonehead You seem to be advocating some kind of pseudo-Nietzschean idea with a false understanding of the Will to Power. Marx never wrote "we're in this together." Rather, the Will to Power is embodied in the proletariat, who strives to take control from the owners and place it in its own hands. I'm going to assume you're in the age range of 12-16, and therefore are ignorant to your own dependance upon society.

[overman926]

@bazbonehead Obvious troll is obvious.

[bazbonehead]

@overman926 'the undeserving ruling class'? if they're so undeserving, why do you let them take your precious money from you? BECAUSE THEY ARE BETTER THAN YOU! more intelligent, more manipulative, less caring, more adept, fast thinking, unmoved by changing sentiment, willing to do whatever to succeed. AKA, the ultimate man, the modern warrior. you lot are nothing but pathetic little sheep, who follow your precious leaders like Obama then blame the sharks who played you. you lost at life dude

[bazbonehead]

@overman926 no i wouldn't .of course i wouldn't. im not stupid. just like i wouldn't expect anyone to die for any ideological cause. you can't exactly have ideas when you're dead can you. capitalism is freedom, socialism requires people asking me to do things for them, which i will never be happy with. the socialist fallacy is that we're all on this world together. NO, we are not. i have NOTHING to do with anyone, so piss off already. thats why people live in a americaL: freedom from others.

[overman926]

@bazbonehead Scratch that, you're most definitely a troll. You would die for capitalism? So be it.