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A phenom I don’t want

Zombyboy examines Michael Moore (emphasis added):

What disturbs me isn’t that Moore exists, and It isn’t that Moore says what he says. What disturbs me most is that so many people take him seriously and that so many people will walk out of the theatre believing the spin and the half-truths.

[...] I don’t believe that Americans are stupid–but I do believe that they like answers presented to them in neat little packages. Moore does that with cinematic flair and passion that isn’t matched by anyone on the conservative side (not even Rush matches Moore’s over-the-top presentation). Moore presents enough facts to make his opinions credible, but mixed with enough speculation, misdirection, and outright fibs to make his conspiracy theory view of the world utterly false.

Zombyboy: Michael Moore: Heart of the Party

The alternative to not having a polemic with the kind of skill of Michael Moore is to have a polemic just like him. I don’t think I want a phenomenon like that working on “my side of the fence.” I think that integrity stands for something. Maybe if it costs this side to lose repeatedly, again and again, we’d be driven crazy enough to embrace someone like him working for “us.” But for now, not in my name. There have got to be better options than that.

2 Comments

  1. 1

    I completely agree–our side of the argument needs to retain what dignity we have and hold those who speak for us accountable for their words and actions.

    Yes, I completely agree with you.

    Comment by zombyboy — Jun 29, 2004 @ 11:23 pm

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    So the point is that you don’t want a politically-oriented documentary filmmaker to work for the goals of the Republican party that he believes in? I don’t get it.

    Comment by Anthony — Jun 30, 2004 @ 10:28 am


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