Oh, Americans are broken in love

Sarai 2022-01-08 08:01:25

Last September, we were sitting in a business school class, and the professor walked in and said: Before class, please look at today's date and remember it.
That day, Lehman declared bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch announced that it was acquired by Bank of America. That day, Wall Street once again became the focus of the world-a giant fell awkwardly, made a muffled noise, and dusted the ground. The onlookers were frightened, helplessly covering their eyes and holding their hair, and unable to speak for a while. Come.

Capitalism, free economy, deregulation, and American dreams.
It’s like a blind and persistent love. You love so deeply that you love without hesitation, so that you are even moved by yourself. Then suddenly one day, you discover, You don’t really understand all of this you love.

Yes, McMoore told us this blind and unique love story.

Me and a group of girlfriends, a group of us who are struggling to understand the definition of financial derivatives and futures options and other creative and imaginative financial products and other "academic" concepts in business school , The students who are full of longing for the financial industry and are not afraid of tigers, sat in the cinema and listened to McMoore telling us this story.

How vivid.

Just like in love, this kind of love, the love of the system, cannot be completely distinguished between the indiscriminate and indiscriminate. Yes, you can say that the banks “bullyed” the poor. You can also say that the government officials misused taxpayers' money to some extent for their own benefit and the benefit of their own group. However, this is partly. What you can’t help but say is what kind of economic background, the pressure faced by those decision-makers and the consideration of the overall situation — after the incident, someone has to clean up, and the clean up will inevitably lead to the distribution of capital, and there will be uneven distribution. . Moreover, scum exists everywhere. We express our sorrow for the poor who have lost their homes. But if this is the fault of capitalism-at least Mr. Moore thinks so-then, can you find any system, an economic system, that can solve the problem of the gap between the rich and the poor? Oh, don't tell me it's communism. Political textbooks say that it is an ideal.
This ideal is like eternal love, an ancient legend.

The American people believe in capitalism and the American dream, just like falling in love.
So this is a broken love for the American people, especially the American civilians.
Moreover, it seems that it is still the first love, so the pain is so deep, and it makes people sigh with sorrow.

As an audience, I want to say that Moore described this broken love in a detailed and profound manner.
As half an "industry person", this is like an ethics lesson.
And as a person who has stayed in the United States and has been exposed to the lives of low- and middle-class Americans, the impact of Moore’s "American Dream" on me is really not small. One by one, the dots are connected to form a line, to form a picture, and to form a more real understanding of me. They correct my vision and bring unprecedented thinking.

Finally, as an international student educated under a different system, Moore’s documentary was screened, and the fact that he received so many materials and was willing to be an “witness” in front of the camera brought me. The impact is greater.

Although the Americans are broken in love.
But we can all learn so much from this broken love.
This is what any broken relationship can bring to us-either get it or learn it.

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  • Floy 2022-03-19 09:01:06

    Capitalism is not a master of love, but a cruel and cruel liar.Of course, these words also apply to all social systems with obvious hierarchical systems.I really admire Moore, the brave fat man. !!

  • Vincent 2022-03-14 14:12:24

    The ending song was the rock version of "Internationale", and the audience stood up and applauded. It is estimated that the Chinese will not like it, because they do not love the United States, but capitalism; Michael Moore loves the United States, not capitalism.

Capitalism: A Love Story quotes

  • Michael Moore: You know, I can't really do this anymore, unless those of you who are watching this in the theater want to join me. I hope you will. And please... speed it up.

  • Michael Moore: [Regarding the February, 2009 crash of Continental flight 3407 in Buffalo, New York] No one survived the crash, and 50 people lost their lives. The Media focused on the actions of the pilots.

    Continental air crash reporter: Capt. Marvin Renslow and First Officer Shaw were chatting about their careers.

    Michael Moore: "Careers" is a euphemism for what the pilots were really talking about: how little they were paid, and how overworked they were. There would be no discussion in the Media about why we have an economic system that allows a pilot to be paid less than a manager at Taco Bell.