Forum Post: Michael Moore at #OccupyWallStreet: "This Is a Historic Day" (Day 19, 10/5/11)
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 18, 2011, 8:51 p.m. EST by Gilliam
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, Mike made his fifth visit to #OccupyWallStreet and delivered the following address from the steps on the east side of Liberty Plaza (Zuccotti Park) amplified by the 'human microphone':
"This is a historic day. This movement has come together because the people wanted it to happen. Not because of a leader. Not because of a dues-paying organization, but because the people wanted it. I love the human microphone and I'll tell you why. Because this isn't just my voice or his voice or her voice. It's all of our voices. Let's keep the movement like this. Do not let politicians co-opt this movement. Each one of you here today represents another 100,000 Americans who couldn't be here today but are happy that you are here. And they will be there in their cities. The occupy movement is everywhere. Occupy! Everywhere!
"The men on the top floors of these buildings -- especially you, Goldman Sachs -- they are responsibly for ruining the lives of millions of people -- hundreds of millions of people -- on this planet. Someone in the media just asked me, 'Who organized this?' I said [points up to buildings], 'They organized this!'
"They took their boot and put it on the necks of the American people and now the American people want that boot removed. Now. Not next year. Now! We've had it. Enough is enough. The dirtiest word in corporate America is 'enough.' They can't get enough. They weren't satisfied with being just filthy rich. They wanted to be something better than filthy rich and this is what they got. They may have stolen trillions of dollars but we are here to say we want that money back. When do we want the money back? When do we want the money back?
"They have overplayed their hand. It's too bad they weren't satisfied with all the billions they had accumulated. But like addicts, they had to have more. They're out of control. They have an addiction problem to greed and we are here to conduct an intervention."
Here's a video of it if you care to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtYnoOpLYAE
Our government is going to make deals for multinationals to get slave, North Korean labor; that will be passed through South Korea for the cover up. The word slave never came out of Michael Moore's mouth while he was saying that the $2.1 trillion that is being held by the corporations is not their money. Its their money they made it from the slave trade just like Americans did to the Africans.
The way all those multinational corporations ripped off the $2.1 trillion is by using slave labor, but Michael Moore refuses to use "SLAVE" during his appearances on TV. Michael Moore may mean well but he's covering up the truth. What's his purpose for covering up the Bush conspiracy for rigging the explosives in the WTC? Covering up the WTC because Michael Moore doesn't want to believe the unmistakable evidence.
http://overthecoals.blogspot.com/
He is DEFINITELY not one of us. Don't kid yourself.
I just wrote this report when I saw Michael Moore on TV.
American trade policy needs to be controlled by the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery. Michael Moore is either poorly informed or he's a shill for the corporations. Its time for Michael Moore to tell the truth or be exposed as a fraud. read more http://overthecoals.blogspot.com/
Self Destructive -- Irrational Behavior
Great, now are we going to get another shitty one sided "documentary?"
Viva Michael!
You DO speak for millions of Americans!
Hey Mike. You're part of the problem too. Say, that reminds me:
We have been mislead by Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama, and nearly every other public figure. Economic growth, job creation, and actual prosperity are not necessarily a package deal. In fact, the first two are horribly misunderstood. Economic growth/loss (GDP) is little more than a measure of wealth changing hands. A transfer of currency from one party to another. The rate at which it is traded. This was up until mid ’07′ however, has never been a measure of actual prosperity. Neither has job creation. The phrase itself has been thrown around so often, and in such a generic political manner, that it has come to mean nothing. Of course, we need to have certain things done for the benefit of society as a whole. We need farmers, builders, manufacturers, transporters, teachers, cops, firefighters, soldiers, mechanics, sanitation workers, doctors, managers, and visionaries. Their work is vital. I’ll even go out on a limb and say that we need politicians, attorneys, bankers, investors, and entertainers. In order to keep them productive, we must provide reasonable incentives. We need to compensate each by a fair measure for their actual contributions to society. We need to provide a reasonable scale of income opportunity for every independent adult, every provider, and share responsibility for those who have a legitimate need for aid. In order to achieve and sustain this, we must also address the cost of living and the distribution of wealth. Here, we have failed miserably. The majority have already lost their home equity, their financial security, and their relative buying power. The middle class have actually lost much of their ability to make ends meet, re-pay loans, pay taxes, and support their own economy. The lower class have gone nearly bankrupt. In all, its a multi-trillion dollar loss taken over about 30 years. Millions are under the impression that we need to create more jobs simply to provide more opportunity. as if that would solve the problem. It won’t. Not by a longshot. Jobs don’t necessarily create wealth. In fact, they almost never do. For the mostpart, they only transfer wealth from one party to another. A gain here. A loss there. Appreciation in one community. Depreciation in another. In order to create net wealth, you must harvest a new resource or make more efficient use of one. Either way you must have a reliable and ethical system in place to distribute that newly created wealth in order to benefit society as a whole and prevent a lagging downside. The ‘free market’ just doesn’t cut it. Its a farce. Many of the jobs created are nothing but filler. The promises empty. Sure, unemployment reached an all-time low under Bush. GDP reached an all-time high. But those are both shallow and misleading indicators. In order to gauge actual prosperity, you must consider the economy in human terms. As of ’08′ the average American was working more hours than the previous generation with far less equity to show for it. Consumer debt, forclosure, and bankruptcy were also at all-time highs. As of ’08′, every major American city was riddled with depressed communities, neglected neighborhoods, failing infrastructures, lost revenue, and gang activity. All of this has coincided with massive economic growth and job creation. Meanwhile, the rich have been getting richer and richer and richer even after taxes. Our nation’s wealth has been concentrated. Again, this represents a multi-trillion dollar loss taken by the majority. Its an absolute deal breaker. Bottom line: With or without economic growth or job creation, you must have a system in place to prevent too much wealth from being concentrated at the top. Unfortunately, we don’t. Our economy has become nothing but a giant game of Monopoly. The richest one percent already own nearly 1/2 of all United States wealth. More than double their share before Reagan took office. Still, they want more. They absolutely will not stop. Now, our society as a whole is in serious jeapordy. Greed kills.
You make some excellent points. This has been going on for over 30 years now. Steadily getting worse. However I fail to see how Michael Moore is part of that problem. Seems to me he is calling attention to it and bringing it to mainstream American consciousness by packaging it as entertainment. I don't see much wrong with that if the end result is people being more informed.
He has personally concentrated well over $50,000,000 of the world's wealth in his own back yard. I won't make any excuses for it. Greed kills.
Greed? I would not call it Greed at all. How did he make that money? He certainly did not steal it from others like the Wall Street Execs did. Did you know he gives back by supporting many charities and causes? Sorry but that is not the behavior of a Greedy man. To be against everyone who has been successful with their careers and made money doing good works is simply ridiculous.
When too much wealth is concentrated at the top, the lower majority lose their relative buying power. That's a fact. Let me put this in perspective. The lower 90 percent of Americans are currently sharing less than 10 percent of all United States wealth. The richest one percent of Americans own well over 40 percent of all United States wealth. Michael Moore is in the top 1/10 of the richest one percent. This equation can not be justified. It's legal but not moral by any stretch of the imagination. It's gone too far. Greed kills.
Michael Moore, why don't you redistribute part of your $40+ million net worth? Certainly you could survive on just $1 million. Put your money where your mouth is.
I would be thrilled if there were a $10,000,000 limit on personal wealth. Of course, I would still be lower middle class but the majority would see a huge gain in relative buying power. There would still be plenty of room for capitalism to work and far less hardship. More stable economy too. Unfortunately, not one of us will live to see it. No redistribution. No recovery for the lower 90 percent. Those days of shared prosperity are gone forever.