Larry Ribstein, who has written extensively about filmmakers’ generally negative views toward business — zeroes in on the irony of Michael Moore’s new reductionist documentary on the evils of capitalism:

The irony is that many of these films could not reach a wide audience if not for their backing by – yes, capitalists. [.  .  .]

Capitalism is easy to knock because it produces losers that artists can juxtapose with winners. It gets bad press compared to alternatives like socialism that produces less social wealth but also less envy and resentment. The irony is that some of the biggest winners are also the biggest whiners. Only capitalism enables the dissemination of any ideas that anybody wants to hear. Capitalism gives Michael Moore his megaphone.

It’s almost enough to make me an anti-capitalist.