A passionate defense of Michael Moore

[Luminous Animal]

 TRIUMPH OF HIS WILL, or The Ideology of Slander


A note from the author

"I wrote an essay in an effort to capture the dynamics and the dialectics at work between Mike's message (especially F9/11's of course) and his haters' attempts to twist and blur it : how these attempts evolved and became sneaky, organized and consistent as the truth became clearer and the movie more influential ; on what tricks they're based and why these spins go further than plain dishonesty ; and finally, why I trust truth will win in this somewhat spiritual fight."

And an excerpt:

In the wake of Fahrenheit 9/11, political documentaries and “grown-up movies” have become fashionable and gained surprising interest and unprecedented potential audience. The World According to Bush, Outfoxed, The Control Room, Orwell Rolls In His Grave, Bush’s Brain, Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the IraqWar, got mentioned and even talked about in places where they would have been silenced or gone unnoticed. Now great names like Sydney Pollack are joining in, with The Interpreter which deals with an international assassination plot exposed in the United Nations and stars recent Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. All in all, a half-dozen films harshly critical of Bush will have opened by November 2.

And then there is the little guy, the man in the street for whom Mike has fought since the beginning. Most of the Limbaugh-fed faction spat on Fahrenheit 9/11 without seeing it, which is extremely sad but unavoidable. But to a lot of people who were resigned, disheartened, apathetic or only had a vague clue of what was going on, this was a big wake up call. Fahrenheit 9/11 might have preached to the choir but the choir listened, responded and cheered with incredible passion throughout the land in the steps of the 20 minute standing ovation at Cannes. And whatever the polls say, moving (and moved) accounts flood into Mike’s website to testify that “A Movie Can Move the Voting Public -- 6,000 letters a day and counting”. One of the most beautiful reviews I read, back in June, began with the words : “I stand corrected”.

Such is the power of Mike, the power of truth over slander : AWARENESS. Just like lies and lack of awareness are the defeat of real propaganda. The will has limits. Mike’s ends where yours begins.

http://www.upsizethis.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=209971#209971

[Catfight]

1. So true, it has inspired me to fight harder for my country and not

allow one corrupted man, Bush, ruin it beyond recognition. Till this day, Bush has never disputed one thing in that movie, and the press won't slam that point home! The press has been the most disheartening thing here...they should have all striked and demanded they could report honestly, not what the CEO/Republican boss tells them to report.

You can market Bush to be something he is not, but Americans are smart buyers these days, so beware Rove....America may not buy your man, the Greatest American Hero. I've been humming that song every morning, thinking about Bush in that Flight Suit, playing soldier, and I'll never forget Bush's JOKES regarding WMD...Blood is not funny when it's someone else blood spilled for Bush's cruel joke.