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jack_ryder) wrote2004-07-21 07:21 am
jack_ryder) wrote2004-07-21 07:21 am
Moore thoughts
I think because the media has been worse than useless throughout the whole debacle of the Iraq war (and through most of Howard's stewardship as well) that Michael Moore is seen as the main speaker of truth to power by the liberal west. Unfortunately he appears to be caught in the common trap of modern commentators: he's in love with his own image.
Another issue I have with Moore is, even though it appears to be a major source of corruption in the US, I doubt he will ever make a documentary that will expose the power of the religious right in the US, because of his own convictions. It is a noticeable absence from F9/11
All that being said (or written in this case) Moore is still one of the most important political critics the US has available. I just hope he isn't the only one.
Another issue I have with Moore is, even though it appears to be a major source of corruption in the US, I doubt he will ever make a documentary that will expose the power of the religious right in the US, because of his own convictions. It is a noticeable absence from F9/11
All that being said (or written in this case) Moore is still one of the most important political critics the US has available. I just hope he isn't the only one.