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In reply to the discussion: Michael Moore was the person most hated by the Bush WH, [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)is to inform the people, who have a RIGHT to know fyi, what their 'leaders' are up to. They have made a concerted effort to prevent this information from getting out, but they just can't stop it. MM was one of the first to start spreading the truth with that film.
And you're wrong about who went to see that film. When I went with a friend, we met a soldier home on leave from Bush's illegal war. We wondered what he had thought of the documentary so my friend asked him. His response was 'If all this is true, we have been LIED TO'. He stated that he intended to go do some research to fact check what he had learned in the movie. We asked him what was his gut feeling about it. He said he believed it. But he wanted to be sure. He had tears in his eyes.
Several people I know who are Republicans, also saw the movie, intending to go just to be able to criticize it. But they too found it extremely disturbing.
The people, when they have access to knowledge are way smarter than the so-called leaders. It will take time before there is enough knowledge out there to begin the necessary changes, but MM deserves much credit for starting that ball rolling and it continues to roll because people want to know who is representing them and HOW.
Polls are showing that both parties are losing members as the people become more informed.
Do you have a problem with that? I think it's long overdue and am encouraged at how the acquisition of all that knowledge is doing something that totally scares those with nefarious intentions for this country, it is UNITING the people. Their tactics were to 'divide and conquer' and it worked, for a while.
But as you should have noticed here that what used to totally distract from the real issues, such as: 'guess what Sarah Palin said today' stuff just isn't getting the same reaction it once did. People are now way more focused on the real issues. THAT is what KNOWLEDGE such as MM has provided, does. THAT is why they spent millions trying to shut him up.