Being from Flint, Michigan, I’ve heard a lot of shit about Michael Moore growing up–up to and including Old Money Flintites laying the continuing disaster of Flint’s economy on Moore’s first movie, Roger and Me.

As I’ve gotten older, however, I’ve really gained an appreciation for Moore. He may not be the most nuanced of film makers, but God Damn if he isn’t careful to center real lived experiences in every single one of his films. And he does it in such a way that my neighbor, who has a 9th grade education, understands perfectly–unlike my own attempts to explain why his anti-labor unions, anti-health care stance is actually biting his poor retired self in the ass.

Which makes me happy that Moore is taking on capitalism in his latest movie.

Moore’s explanation of capitalism may leave academics reeling–but really, is the point to be able to carry on detailed masturbation sessions where everybody argues eloquently over intricate Marxist thought? Or is it to expose how we’re all struggling to make the latest rent payment so that a billionaire could line his pockets a little thicker?

Marxism was never the domain of academics–or least it wasn’t meant to be. It was meant to incite the masses. And then academics got a hold of it, and the people who need it (my neighobor, myself), were left to continue struggling to pay rent and not get sick.

And this is not to mention that one of the situations Moore will be looking at is how private jail companies were paying judges to imprison kids so that companies could prosper. VL has long covered how private owned jails/prisons/detention centers are a gold mine industry right now–and I think it’s amazing that a more mainstream-ish sort of dude is going to be highlighting and focusing on something that *corporate* mainstream news simply won’t (hm. I wonder why??)

I look forward to this movie, and if there’s someway I can live blog or tweet it, I will!