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In 2005, Time magazine named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people. So, not exactly just a dude. Michael Moore represents a growing anti-capital
by CptJamesCook 10y ago
In 2005, Time magazine named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people.
So, not exactly just a dude. Michael Moore represents a growing anti-capitalist ideology in America, and when their socialist experiments fail it should be noted.
- tptacek 10y agoAgain not clear on why I'm meant to care what the Ann Coulter of the left thinks about Venezuela. He has lots of nice things to say about Fidel Castro era Cuba as well.
- CptJamesCook 10y agoOne reason is that Bernie Sanders, who was not that far off from winning the presidency, takes him very seriously. From Michael Moore's website: "I first endorsed Bernie Sanders for public office in 1990 when he, as mayor of Burlington, VT, asked me to come up there and hold a rally for him in his run to become Vermont’s congressman."
- tptacek 10y agoI call 100% absolute total bullshit on the idea that Bernie Sanders takes any of his cues from Michael Moore, and I happily voted against Sanders in the Illinois primary because I thought he'd make a terrible President. This is an extremely silly attempt to salvage a hopeless argument that Michael Moore is a meaningful data point.