Michael Moore Says Capitalism Is "Anti-Jesus," Warns Obama Over Donations (VIDEO)

Michael Moore included one detail in his latest film, "Capitalism: A Love Story," just for President Obama.

What is it? We know who's supporting you -- the employees of Goldman Sachs. (Employees of the investment bank were the second-biggest private contributors to Obama's presidential campaign, according to OpenSecrets.org.)

During an interview on ABC's Nightline with Terry Moran, Moore praised Obama for his rise to the White House but made clear that he knows about the campaign contributions and that he's on the lookout for special treatment.

According to the filmmaker, his previous work about subjects as varied as automakers and health care all relate to capitalism. Moore: "These are all spokes to the hub. And that hub is capitalism. And it's a system that's anti-American, meaning that it's anti-democratic."

Moore also said that capitalism is anti-Jesus and goes against the major religions. "It goes completely against the values of Jesus and Moses and Mohamed and Buddha... You will be judged by how you treat the poor."

Watch Moore's message to Obama:

Watch Moore's comments about capitalism:

Comments

[truthfree]

Although a consumate showman, Moore always strikes at the nerve center of the issues. In the case of capitalism, the fact that it is Anit-Christian delivers a lethal blow to the corrupt self-serving right. Nothing could be more self-destructive and toxic to the peace and welfare ( if you'll excuse the expression) of the State, than this conflation of religion and selfish hate-politics. I want to see these callous hypocrites debunked for what they really are - unChristian, unAmerican bottom feeders.

[Shockedbyhalftruths]

It cracks me up that Michael Moore gets stinking rich because we live in a country built on capitalism by telling people that the capitalistic rich are evil. Am I the only one who gets the irony of this?
What alternate solution does Moore offer?
It's the whole "Poor me, there's nothing I can do to change my situation because the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" attitude that harms the middle and lower classes more than anything else. If you honestly believe that there is nothing you can do to change your situation (other than to vote someone else into a position where they can start giving you things), why bother?
I say Moore and his "you're a victim" movies do more harm that capitalism does.

[schatsie]

Trolling are you...you have no clue what stinking rich is and Michael Moore is not sucking the teat of the government like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett....READ FREE LUNCH...

[William1950]

capitalism as we know it has failed. has no one noticed? Has no one seen that our incomes have flatlined while the richest among us are beyond imagining getting richer? has no one noticed the ever increasing insurance premiums for your kids medicines? and still we have zealots preaching that capitalism is the only way.. after all it is what we have been taught, america, land of endless opportunity ... that is why we are going broke, that is why there are no jobs..
we really do need a new paradigm.. we live in interesting times brothers and sisters... interesting times.

[Marnieblue]

A capitalist democracy is an oxymoron.

[SgtLucifer]

Michael Moore is God

[schatsie]

as much a national treasure as Yosemite....

[Chipher]

In John Farmer’s book: 'The Ground Truth: The Story Behind America’s Defense on 9:11?', the author builds the inescapably convincing case that the official version... is almost entirely untrue...

The 9:11 Commission now tells us that the official version of 9:11 was based on false testimony and documents and is almost entirely untrue. The details of this massive cover-up are carefully outlined in a book by John Farmer, who was the Senior Counsel for the 9:11 Commission.

Farmer, Dean of Rutger Universities' School of Law and former Attorney General of New Jersey, was responsible for drafting the original flawed 9:11 report.

Does Farmer have cooperation and agreement from other members of the Commission? Yes.
Did they say Bvsh ordered 9:11? No.
Do they say that the 9:11 Commission was lied to by the F8I, CI@, Whiteh0use and N0RAD? Yes.
Is there full documentary proof of this? Yes.

--

Instead, we get "Randy Quaid skipped out on his hotel bill". Know'm sayin'??

[schatsie]

Sure do, I am slogging my way thru Family of Secrets and there is plenty of blood on the Bush Family hands.....including Poppy downing a plane with 2 people left on it....If he was not the son of a Senator, he would have been court martialed...Sounds like McCains story...funny how much alike those fables are...

[johnnydajogger]

Moore heartily endorse Obama and now he's surprised that he has so much support from the big monied boys on Wall St. There were several other candidates who were far better qualified than Obama and much closer to Moore's stand on the issues, Ralph Nader for one. In spite of everything he has seen and has done, Moore is still very naive about the world around him. Corporate money controls it all and until we have true campaign finance reform all other issues (health care reform, national defense, etc. etc.) will be dealt with according to the dictates of corporate America, to the detriment of the public. We dont need to tear down capitalism but we do need to eliminate bribery and influence peddling at all levels of government. Teddy Roosevelt signed the first campaign finance law but its a shadow of itself today.

[henri09]

Moore is not so naive to think that Nader could have actually won the Presidency.

[henri09]

Also, where do you get it that Moore was surprised about Obama's support from GS?

[afterallthat]

Michael has a good point. The Bible has more than 2000 references to taking care of the poor and needy. Of course, here in the good old USA, the poor and needy are looked upon as lazy sloths, but this could not be further from the truth. Also, I remember Ralph Nader's "Unsafe at Any Speed." This was the shot fired across the bow of the mega-corporations. Michael Moore is that times 10. Bravo for his courage and bravo for his truth-telling. If what he says is true: that 1% of Americans have more wealth than 95% of all Americans combined, then it is time to demand parity and fairness. I work 80 hours a week and can barely get by. It all goes to pay for health insurance and other exorbitant payments.

[Vieux Charles]

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/online_clips/061029_PS_brooks.asp

The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservativism SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse University professor Arthur C. Brooks is about to become the darling of the religious right in America -- and it's making him nervous. The child of academics, raised in a liberal household and educated in the liberal arts, Brooks has written a book that concludes religious conservatives donate far more money than secular liberals to all sorts of charitable activities, irrespective of income. In the book, he cites extensive data analysis to demonstrate that values advocated by conservatives -- from church attendance and two-parent families to the Protestant work ethic and a distaste for government-funded social services -- make conservatives more generous than liberals. When it comes to helping the needy, Brooks writes: "For too long, liberals have been claiming they are the most virtuous members of American society. Although they usually give less to charity, they have nevertheless lambasted conservatives for their callousness in the face of social injustice."

Educating America, one liberal at a time. ~ Vieux Charles

[Chipher]

Give me a seven-figure passive investment income, 10,000 sf waterfront mansion
and 5-car garage with new Audi A6s, and I'll make Gates donations look like ca-ca.

[zola77]

the figures were skewed. Charitable activities that conservatives devote more to are to the Arts and animal shelters. They dont donate to actual HUMANS in need i.e.the poor, homeless etc -they only donate to 'sexy' issues -things that have to do with preserving 'High Culture' or nothing to do with needy humans.

When you talk about who donates money to REAL (i.e. useful) charity it is hands down, progressives.

The fact that this guy grew up in a Liberal household is neither here nor there- most kids on both sides of the aisle - rebel against their parents ideology.

[eilish]

Has anyone got the latest figures on how much of a 'donation for the poor' is actually given to an organized religion? Or estimates of how much of your $100 donation actually ever gets beyond administration to the hands of those for whom is was intended? I played that game for years, and I have finally started putting my money where my brain tells me to rather than into a faux religious charity.

[Bibbo]

I believe the great debate today between the republicans and democrats, or if you prefer the right and left are in reality proxy issues for a deeper struggle between Christian values and the rest of the world. Michael Moore and others who wrongly self identify as Christians only understand what I call the the "candy" part of Christianity.They only accept the "easy" parts that don't require faith. Christianity does preach love your neighbor but more important it teaches how to love. Moore and his group are all about sharing,taxing the rich, and redistribution of wealth. Notice though that all of these liberals are filthy rich and no matter what the tax rate is it will never cause them any pain. The hard part of Christianity is the stuff about abortion,euthanasia and sexuality. These are core teachings that are much more important than the 'candy" part. In fact the harm done by ignoring these teachings by far outweighs any good done by practicing the "candy" parts. Look for yourself if there are ANY individuals at all on the left or democratic side that follow the prohibitions on abortion,etc.

[schatsie]

These laws you mention are from the Old Testament and I dare to say that you are not following the dietary laws...

[pharmmajor]

"You know, the problem I have with Michael Moore is the problem I have with a lot of people who are fanatical and push really hard on things, which is not willing to say the other side is wrong. They have to be evil.
And what I'm looking for is him to just say, maybe people are making mistakes. But it's always this conspiracy thing. There's always a conspiracy out to get him and a bunch of people doing things that are evil and psychotic and not simply wrong. And he's so cynical. He's so incredibly cynical."
- Penn Jillette,

[zola77]

Jillette calling someone else cynical is a joke. His entire career is based on cynicism.

Have you watched his show? Did you see the beat up he did re: global warming isnt real and the other episode on NASA.

Its never good to take advice from a career magician.

[pharmmajor]

A lot of people here take advice from liberal actors. What's wrong with taking advice from a libertarian magician?

And no, Penn is not cynical; he's skeptical. He has a problem with cynical people, and points out that a lot of liberals are VERY cynical.

[centerdweller]

I find it disturbing that Mrs Huff, Michael Moore , and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad share the same view of capitalism. Hmmmm.

[superstition]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

[Shockedbyhalftruths]

This new trend of accusing those with a differing opinion of yours of being "astro-turf" is pretty transparent to most people.

[Rowan Mithril-Star]

I'm thinking about how the Christian Right would scream how Michael is wrong, and that all we need to do is get our Nation back to "biblical principles" and everything would be peachy.

I know of a Biblical Principle that the Christian Right would not only deny, but would call Socialism, and actually, this principle would go a long, long way to fix our economy. It's called the Jubilee Year (you'll never hear any Bible thumpers call for this), and the idea is that every 50 years the economy resets itself. All mortgages and debts are forgiven -- wiped clean. Prisoners are set free (except the capital ones), slaves are freed. It's in the Torah, the 25th Chapter of Leviticus (You know Leviticus, the Christian Rights favorite book?).

[Mystic01]

Very good!

[Cambridge9]

Christianity has ZERO to do iwth the OT. It didn't happen until sometime after the year 30 AD.

Anyone who calls themselves Christi@n but quotes the OT is a hypocrite.

[centerdweller]

Typical liberal,.... just give it to me....I shouldn't have to pay for it,

[protagonia]

What if you are wrong?

[Buddy McCue]

And of course there's the fact that the Bible describes the first Christians as communists.

In Chapter 4 of Acts, Verses 32-35, we read:

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

...Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

And laid [them] down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

[Richjf]

Well done! I just submitted the same thing elsewhere in the Huffington Post. I wonder if it got prominence by being submitted to Congress by someone who really cares about the people, if the idea would take.

A Harvard-trained economist in Phoenix told me that a full 100% debt forgiveness would cause inflation. That's why I trimmed my proposal to 25% per year for debts owed to banks (the government would pay the banks), and if people keep trying to pay something after the first 25% forgiveness, the following year they could get another 25% reprieve.

I am sure some might say that bad people are getting rewarded, but the bailout of Wall Street and the banks was just that. At least with your proposal (and mine), the people could benefit and start buying things sooner, therefore boosting demand, etc., and then jobs.

What do you think? How can we get this idea into prominence?

[iskiate]

When you socialize losses and privatize gains it is no longer considered Capitalism.

[pyrojen]

brilliant quote - can I use it?

[centerdweller]

iskiate, You do know that Obama's stimulus was exactly that right? I know Bush did the same thing. Its time to cut washington off.

[iskiate]

Mr. Moore will undoubtedly hear from the usual bible bouncing suspects. But, as usual, he is right again

[Bitsko]

Love your work, Mr. Moore, but your theology is most unsound. Jesus, if he did exist, was anything but a progressive. He was an orthodox messianic J.ew of the Late Bronze Age.

[Raintree]

Who told the rich man he had to give up his possessions and give to the poor- and warned him that it would be more difficult for him go to heaven than a camel passing through the eye of a needle. Who talked about the good Samaritan, and the fact that he could be found in the poor, the unclothed, the hungry.
Michael Moore is right.

[David A. Love - Huffpost Blogger]

Once again, this is Moore telling it like it is. I wonder if any corporate interests will mobilize against this film, the way the health care industry mobilized against "Sicko".

Such a shame that the two major political parties are so vested in capitalism as it is. The system seems irretrievably rotten to its core. Unfortunately, the Gordon Gekkos of America are still running the show.