Entry#7(Micheal Moore : Love Story, Capitalism)
Hello world, today I want to discuss with you a movie my ENG 102 teacher showed in my English class. The movie name is Love Story, by Michael Moor. It is about capitalism. I honestly didn't know anything about capitalism until I encountered with this movie. I had to know which system I support. If you take a glance at the movie trailer above you might get an idea that Mr. Moor is against capitalism in this movie. It looks like he is leaning more to communism. First of all, what is capitalism and what is communism ? Capitalism is more of a system where the country trades and industries are owned by private ownership for its own profits, while communism is a system where everything is owned by the government and the profit is divided equally based on an individual abilities and needs. In communism it doesn't matter what degree you have, as long as you can provide for the country. Imagine yourself working hard for a degree, like a degree in computer science, or in civil engineering, or a doctor or a dentist or and or and or...... That degree you worked hard for all day and all night is compared to a guy who works at a fast food restaurant ?You get about the same profit he gets? Is that fair ? Ladies and gentlemen, I present you communism. There is apart from the movie that really appealed to my emotions. It was at the beginning of the movie and he is showing this family being kicked out of their house. I thought to myself, this is not fair ! why are they kicking them outside of their house ? But, first of all who is kicking them out and why ? They were kicked out by the bank because the bank was the owner of that house. They haven't payed back the money they owe to the bank so the bank asked them to leave. There is nothing unfair in this. Imagine you sold a house to someone who promised you to pay back the money in a certain time, however he never did, what is your reaction to that ?
Don't you want your house back ? Micheal Moore presented it as if it was capitalism fault because that bank has its own business and if that was communism that would have not happen. As I mentioned, in communism everything is owned by the government, so you live in a house but it is not yours, How does that make you feel ? For me, I want my own property and my own business. I also want to be payed for what I worked hard for. how about you ?don't you want the same? Or remember, you work hard and get payed the same a guy who works in a fast food restaurant ?
I like the research you put in the post. I remember you telling me that you were not very familiar with Capitalism. But instead of just believing a "media source" you went out and did your research. It is your informed opinion that is generated by weighing out the positives and negatives and its effect on you as a person. Good job Mohammed!
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