Michael Moore on Religion and Capitalism
When Michael Moore appeared on Nightline this week, Moore’s faith came up and the director was blunt–as seen in the video above–about how in his opinion, capitalism in its current form and major religions are incompatible.
Last night on Larry King Michael Moore continued to discuss religion and capitalism and that the former plays a large part in his new movie Capitalism: A Love Story
MOORE: So, you know, I don’t believe in a system where the richest one percent should own or have as much financial wealth as the bottom 95 percent combined. I think that not only is that anti-democracy, it’s also against my own personal values and the values of most people. We say we live in a Judeo-Christian nation, but I don’t think if Jesus were around today — I just don’t think he’d be approving of this or participating in a hedge fund or playing the stock market.
KING: He’s even in your movie.
MOORE: Yes, he has a role in my movie, because I imagined what if he were here, would he act and sound like a capitalist?
Capitalism: A Love Story opens nationwide on October 2.




