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Capitalism: A Love Story By Michael Moore
The documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” by Michael Moore was extremely interesting. At first I thought that it was going to be just another boring documentary, but the way he presented his arguments, and his point of view was very intriguing. It opened up my eyes to a lot of underlying issues that have occurred or are currently occurring in America that many people are unaware of. Three major aspects of the documentary that stuck out to me were the fact that American textbooks and made Ronald Reagan seem like such an “economy saver.” It definitely did seem like he was a hero, but in actuality, the upper class were the only people who benefited from his tactics. The second part of this documentary that was interesting to me was the fact
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