I haven't seen Farenheit 911 in its entirety yet, but I've read a transcript and seen several lengthy clips from it. What bothers me the most about it is that Michael Moore obviously intends that the viewer should leave the theater hating George Bush. Not that this is in and of itself a bad aim; Dubya is pretty hate-worthy, for a great many
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William Castle -- that's a brilliant comparison. *snerk* Now I wanna go wire theater seats to TICK LOUDLY during that whole seven-minute segment.
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At worst, Fahrenheit 911 will simply keep people polarised. Moore is too heavy-handed to entice people to reconsider their views; hell, most British people seem to think Bowling For Columbine confirms their anti-gun beliefs even though it endorses Canada's culture of gun ownership. But if Fahrenheit 911 does nothing for critical thinking, it will be a spur to activists who are already active.
As for Darfur, 1) thank goodness Colin Powell is in government and 2) I suspect the ummah is like 'the American people' or the 'silent majority' - a rhetorical tool. But that's a great paragraph of yours.
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::swoon::
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