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Moore seemed to embrace capitalistic Darwinism. "If the small businesses suck they'll be driven out of business," he said. "If they got a good restaurant, people will go there and eat. You know in my town the small businesses that everyone wanted to protect? They were the people that supported all the right-wing groups. They were the Republicans in the town, they were in the Kiwanas, the Chamber of Commerce - people that kept the town all white. The small hardware salesman, the small clothing store salespersons, Jesse the Barber who signed his name three different times on three different petitions to recall me from the school board. Fuck all these small businesses - fuck 'em all! Bring in the chains. The small businesspeople are the rednecks that run the town and suppress the people. Fuck 'em all. That's how I feel."
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I see nothing in here I disagree with. You survive or fail on the merits of your business. Wal-Mart is big because they have inexpensive goods. Starbucks is huge because they have GREAT coffee.

Where did this idea come from that liberals want to subsidize every failing motherfucker in America? Sink or swim baby.

"In obvious need of sleep, Moore and his bleary-eted posse trundled off to their quarters to rest up for an appearance the next day at Arcata's independently owned Northtown Books"

I think he would have phrased it a little more gently if they hadn't cornered him while he was desperately trying to escape and get a rest.