The other day I saw Michael Moore’s Farenheit 911. I was initially disturbed by the film, but, like in Bowling for Columbine, it was obvious that Moore was using dramatic devices to try to persuade the viewer, and I knew that the information presented couldn’t be as simple as he was making it out to be. I found myself wishing that someone would compile retorts to the movie’s issues. Then I came across Dave Kopel‘s Fifty-nine Deceits in Farenheit 911. I haven’t had a chance to read the whole thing, but at first blush it looks like a promising resource for hearing the other side of the story, or to just get an understanding of how Moore manages to persuade the poor people who use his movies as their sole information source.
There are very few things in this world that I know enough about to express a strong opinion on, and politics is far from being one of them. I will spare you from hearing another uninformed opinion on politics, but present this resource for you to form your own opinions.
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Renee said,
August 1, 2004 @ 8:30 pm
Someone posted that link on my blog. No doubt Moore used some hyperbole in the movie. I saw it and I voted for Bush. I find it frustrating, however, that many people dismiss the movie because of the hyperbole. I don’t think Moore expects people to use him as a sole source. He posted a rather large list of sources for his info on his website. I’m finding more and more that all sides need to be evaluated carefully where politics are concerned. Mostly because money and power are joint rulers driving everything.