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[seyedaddy]

Hahaha, i know some hate moore and his documentaries... why do u call it propaganda? Everything the government does is basically progoganda... im not defending him, I just wanna know why most hate him...

[captbics]

Wow, good thread!

I haven't seen it yet, but the clip on TV I saw about Moore going up to Congressmen to get them to sign up their kids for the Army for the war in Iraq says a lot about him -- a showboat! (And I'm assuming that clip is in the movie.) Gee, let's put people in a no-win situation and see what happens. "Do you still beat your wife?"

"Will you sign up your kid for the war?" asks Moore. The answer is either "Sure" where we know the respondent is probably lying (what real parent would ever say yes to put his child in harm's way regardless of political views or how patriotic he/she is) or "No" where his constituents would see he is soft on supporting the military. It's a loaded question.

How is that a documentary???!!! It's an interesting question, but he's trying to put people on the spot -- a candid camera reality show maybe, but documentary...come on!!

Politically, we always seem to be voting on the lesser of 2 evils. Since this is an election year, this kind of stuff frankly scares me since some people will believe it. But the responses on this forum give me a little hope since most everyone here seems to see through these sleezy "tricks".

I do plan to see it at some point, though I'll probably wait 'til it's out on video. (My big-screen theater time is limited and reserved for what I consider to be genuinely interesting movies or films...not wanna be idiots with a personal agenda.)

captbics

This post has been edited by captbics: Jun 27 2004, 02:50 PM