I heard much of this interview on the Radio today. Thought I'd share the parts that had me cheering through my headphones. (Sorry, cubicle neighbors!)
Michael Moore & Cornel West on OWS
October 24, 2011
Democracy Now! Hosted by Amy Goodman
MICHAEL MOORE: [...]
I was down there the other day, and somebody stopped and said, "Who organized this? Who organized this Occupy movement?" And I just pointed up to the top floor of Goldman Sachs, and I said, "Actually, they organized it. They and Bank of America and Citibank, they were the organizers of this, because they made people’s lives so miserable."
"Well, what would it take for the occupiers to go away?" I said, "Oh, what would it take for them to go away? Give them their homes back. Give them their jobs back. Give them their healthcare back. Give them healthcare maybe for the first time ever. Let those students go out and have a life, instead of being saddled with $40,000 worth of debt at age 22. How about that?" I’ll tell you, if they do that, I think people, some people, might pack up and go home.
Others, though, want a fundamental change in this economic system that we have that is not fair. This economic system is immoral, because it’s set up to allow that the richest one percent get to have most of the pie, and everybody else is supposed to fight for the crumbs that are left on the table. That is an evil system, and that has to change, ultimately, because we’re just going to have -- we’re just going to be back here at this table again with another problem next year and next year and next year, if we don’t fundamentally change the fact that we don’t have a democratic economic system. In other words, you and I and Cornel have no say in how this economic system is run.
Woo hoo! Tell it Michael!
Michael Moore & Cornel West on OWS,
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Democracy Now! -- October 24, 2011
Video link -- (sorry, it won't embed)
Cornel West was interviewed by Amy Goodman today also. Here was one memorable and inspiring portion of that discussion:
CORNEL WEST: -- because what Martin [Luther King] was talking about was revolution. And that’s what I’m talking about, but it’s a Kingian revolution. It’s a love-based revolution that says we’ve got warped priorities, that says we need a trans-valuation of our values and a fundamental transformation of our public life and a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats. It is not a matter of hating. It’s a matter of hating injustice. We don’t hate any persons; you hate injustice. And when you have that kind of righteous indignation and holy anger and moral outrage, that I have, that Brother Michael has, that the people, part of Occupation movements all around the world, that’s the makings of the kind of change we want.
Cornel got me checking that internal barometer. Thank you sir!
I also caught this Moore classic movie on Cable this weekend too. It was even better second time around. Here a few clips. Catch the whole movie when you get a chance.
Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' -- Former Bank Regulator Bill Black
http://youtu.be/...
Capitalism: A Love Story -- Taking It Back
http://youtu.be/...
Michael ends the film with a sincere plead for the People's help, out there, in trying bring Wall Street Banks to some kind of Justice ... Because he can't do it by himself anymore ...
It seems like the People heard you, Mr Moore. Thank you, for showing the way.