Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Wal-Mart Story

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Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Wal-Mart Story
Filed under: Art/Culture, General — Mark @ 9:06 am


Michael Moore has announced that the DVD of his documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” is now available. On its own, that wouldn’t really be enough to interrupt an episode of Law and Order:SVU with a special report. What makes this release interesting is that it is being carried by Wal-Mart, which is featured prominently in the film in a not particularly flattering manner. As Moore says on his blog:

The fact that Wal-Mart is carrying this movie — a movie that specifically exposes Wal-Mart’s past practice of taking out secret “dead peasant” life insurance policies on its employees and naming itself as the lone beneficiary should the employee meet an “untimely” early death — well, my friends, need you any further proof that Corporate America is so secure in its position as the ruler of our country, so sure of its infallible power that, yes, they can even sell a movie that attacks them because it poses absolutely no threat to them?

Moore contends that Wal-Mart is simply unafraid of any negative publicity due to their market dominance. They are too big to be hurt by a little documentary. I would go a step further. I believe that Wal-Mart is expressly aware that they can make a bundle off of this. And since their mission is to make money and increase shareholder value, that goal takes precedence over any potentially bad PR.

moore...

http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=1586

[Newest Reality]

1. Yep!

Could be that cocky, "pride goeth before a fall" even.

[X_Digger]

2. Seriously?

How many people who watch documentaries also shop at wal-mart for them?

I'm sure wal-mart will be sending back or destroying copies of this film in 6 months.

Or they'll be on end caps at $1.99, and still unsold.

[Razoor]

3. I was wondering why wal-mart would carry it

but the article does make a good point they are too big and they dont think a documentaty like Moore's even though it exposes them.
kinda makes me wonder if they dont care about negative press why not carry Wal-Mart: The high cost of low prices if they just want to make money and could care less about negative PR. I mean I work for them unfortunately (only job I could find) and tell my family about the bad practices against the employees and other bad stuff they do but my family still thinks walmart is a good company.

[704wipes]

4. Lenin quote:

"The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them."

--I think Walmart sells rope too. They ought to do a sale where you buy Moore's movie and get 6 feet of rope for 1/2 price.