Editors Note: On Sept. 17, in the midst of the publicity blitz for his cinematic takedown of the capitalist order, filmmaker Michael Moore talked with Nation columnist Naomi Klein by phone about the film, the roots of our economic crisis and the promise and peril of the present political moment. Listen to a podcast of the full conversation here. Following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Naomi Klein: So, the film is wonderful. Congratulations. It is, as many people have already heard, an unapologetic call for a revolt against capitalist madness. But the week it premiered, a very different kind of revolt was in the news: the so-called tea parties, seemingly a passionate defense of capitalism and against social programs. Meanwhile, we are not seeing too many signs of the hordes storming Wall Street. Personally, I’m hoping that your film is going to be the wake-up call and the catalyst for all of that changing. But I’m just wondering how you’re coping with this odd turn of events, these revolts for capitalism led by Glenn Beck. Michael Moore: I don’t know if they’re so much revolts in favor of capitalism as they are being fueled […]
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Naomi Klein Interviews Michael Moore on the Perils of Capitalism
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Source: The Nation/AlterNet
Publication Date: 25-Sep-09
Link: Naomi Klein Interviews Michael Moore on the Perils of Capitalism
Source: The Nation/AlterNet
Publication Date: 25-Sep-09
Link: Naomi Klein Interviews Michael Moore on the Perils of Capitalism
Stephan: Whether you agree or not this is a conversation worth listening to. Naomi Klein's book Shock Doctrine is brilliant. One can disagree with her interpretations, perhaps, but her research and the facts she turned out are impeccable. And Michael Moore's movies consistently catch and portray the grotesque biases that define American culture.