Moore begins by looking back at the contradictions in Ancient Rome, drawing similarities with the present day, and wondering how people of the future will look back on American society now. Would they pay more attention to viral videos or the wave of home foreclosures after the late-2000s financial crisis? Moore meets with his friend Wallace Shawn and they discuss what capitalism and ``free enterprise'' mean. Looking back on his happy and prosperous early life, Moore reflects, ``if this was capitalism, I loved it... and so did everyone else'': in the 1950s, the top tax rate was 90% and this meant that the country could build dams, bridges, schools and hospitals, most families only had one parent in work, union families had free healthcare, college tuition was free, most people had little personal debt and pensions were guaranteed.
Moore begins by looking back at the contradictions in Ancient Rome, drawing similarities with the present day, and wondering how people of the future will look back on American society now.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Moore
Moore
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
begin
begins
VERB
VBZ
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
look
looking
VERB
VBG
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
contradiction
contradictions
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
ancient
Ancient
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Rome
Rome
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
draw
drawing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
similarity
similarities
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
present
present
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
wonder
wondering
VERB
VBG
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
future
future
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
look
look
VERB
VB
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
society
society
NOUN
NN
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Would they pay more attention to viral videos or the wave of home foreclosures after the late-2000s financial crisis?
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
Would
AUX
MD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
root
VerbForm=Inf
pay
pay
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
attention
attention
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
viral
viral
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
video
videos
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
wave
wave
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
foreclosure
foreclosures
NOUN
NNS
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
late
late
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
2000s
2000s
NOUN
NNS
amod
Degree=Pos
financial
financial
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
crisis
crisis
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
Moore meets with his friend Wallace Shawn and they discuss what capitalism and ``free enterprise'' mean.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Moore
Moore
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
meet
meets
VERB
VBZ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Wallace
Wallace
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Shawn
Shawn
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
discuss
discuss
VERB
VBP
det
PronType=Int
what
what
DET
WDT
obj
Number=Sing
capitalism
capitalism
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
free
free
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
enterprise
enterprise
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
mean
mean
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Looking back on his happy and prosperous early life, Moore reflects, ``if this was capitalism, I loved it... and so did everyone else'': in the 1950s, the top tax rate was 90% and this meant that the country could build dams, bridges, schools and hospitals, most families only had one parent in work, union families had free healthcare, college tuition was free, most people had little personal debt and pensions were guaranteed.
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
look
Looking
VERB
VBG
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
happy
happy
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
prosperous
prosperous
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Moore
Moore
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
reflect
reflects
VERB
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Number=Sing
capitalism
capitalism
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
love
loved
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Tot
everyone
everyone
PRON
NN
discourse
else''
else''
INTJ
UH
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
1950s
1950s
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
top
top
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
tax
tax
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
rate
rate
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
90
90
NUM
CD
parataxis
Number=Sing
%
%
SYM
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
mean
meant
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
country
country
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
build
build
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
dam
dams
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
bridge
bridges
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
school
schools
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
hospital
hospitals
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Sing
parent
parent
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
union
union
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
family
families
NOUN
NNS
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
free
free
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
healthcare
healthcare
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
tuition
tuition
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
parataxis
Degree=Pos
free
free
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
personal
personal
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
debt
debt
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
pension
pensions
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
guarantee
guaranteed
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.