I like Battles, too!

That boy IS my son (in a metaphysical, Tree of Life sort of way).

So, the mere mention of Karl Marx’s name makes you a communist? Got it.

Part of the problem is that some of those people at the extreme end are already on TV every day. The problem is that they’re on channels like CNBC and are given insta-credibility, even when they chose to deride the OWS people and pander to corporate interests.

I think Moore envisions the “Golden Age of Capitalism” as being the mid-20th Century, when the economy was in a boom, regulations and taxes were high, and organized labor was powerful. This meant that there was plenty of work to go around, labor and corporations were at a more level playing field, the middle class was actually growing as a result of making comfortable wages, and regulations/taxes were such that the robber barons of the past weren’t as prominent, meaning there wasn’t as vast a chasm in wealth between the middle class and the rich. That was a pretty good time for America! (Unless, of course, you were black, hispanic, gay, or a woman, but let’s forget that for now!)

That’s a long-winded way of saying that Michael Moore needs to figure out how to stay out of his own way when conveying a really legitimate message.