tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post1500691387315232198..comments2023-10-31T00:30:11.189+11:00Comments on The Bureau of Counterpropaganda: Capitalism: a love storyErnie Halfdramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06463362099448607727noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post-55094450118850454132013-01-16T03:13:27.934+11:002013-01-16T03:13:27.934+11:00The flick was really great until I started researc...The flick was really great until I started researching, Pilots pay really isn't that bad. I gave up to since its just more capital BS from another source like Gore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post-37351387659169952222012-03-26T05:07:59.011+11:002012-03-26T05:07:59.011+11:00good flickgood flickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post-50298922841140077112010-05-27T06:12:21.263+10:002010-05-27T06:12:21.263+10:00HiHiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post-63583820489430604372009-11-09T06:35:24.238+11:002009-11-09T06:35:24.238+11:00Thanks for your comment, anonymous. I understand ...Thanks for your comment, anonymous. I understand the reason you see so many new cars around in the US is that they are all leased. It's the same as a house or a tv - as long as you can make the minimum monthly payment, you can get what you want. Now that credit has dried up, it should erode ordinary people's standard of living appreciably and we'll see what happens.Ernie Halfdramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463362099448607727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post-59345298172393717292009-11-09T05:20:52.952+11:002009-11-09T05:20:52.952+11:00oops! i meant "foreclosure", not disclos...oops! i meant "foreclosure", not disclosure. slip of the tongue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post-35481665786302876782009-11-09T04:55:57.911+11:002009-11-09T04:55:57.911+11:00somehow the sequence in miami of 30 or so people r...somehow the sequence in miami of 30 or so people resisting the foreclosure on a member's home doesn't surprise me.<br /><br />when i was growing up in the US, the "american dream" was always portrayed as being able to own your own business -- somehow the pinnacle of freedom. <br /><br />but, according to delores hayden's great book (Redesigning the American Dream) that dream was slowly shifted, after WWII, to being able to own your own home and that might explain, very indirectly, moore's focus on saving a home from disclosure. <br /><br />now, as i watch the news, especially PBS (the so-called "public" education network in the US), it becomes fairly clear that the american dream has dwindled to being able to own your own car. time and time again, when the NOW show focuses on some struggling family, i am always struck by the newness and size of the vehicles these "poor" families drive. is car ownership the last refuge of the "american dream"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post-67127886293074392432009-10-29T16:49:01.369+11:002009-10-29T16:49:01.369+11:00The only thing worth noting in this movie is the t...The only thing worth noting in this movie is the title. Both Moore, and his investors, certainly love capitalism. As usual his ridiculous antics and poorly thought out arguments makes any points he was trying to make worthless.Chris Shaefferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914005839191612976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873160920540394292.post-25648991431089864732009-10-28T20:04:09.667+11:002009-10-28T20:04:09.667+11:00On reflection, to be fair, Moore does present some...On reflection, to be fair, Moore does present some information about the banksters' shenanigans that may be entirely unfamiliar to a lot of his viewers.Ernie Halfdramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463362099448607727noreply@blogger.com