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Summary: Freedom Of Speech
Review: Something wonderful happens when a person who has strong beliefs about something decides to speak his or her mind. True, Michael Moore is far from being unopionated. As a matter of fact, his opinions can be so strong at times that he often goes against what he believes in by refusing others their own beliefs and ideas (my worst nightmare would probably consists of me being trapped in some kind of debate with Moore... There would be not way for me to win!). And yet, Moore pulls off yet another masterpiece with Stupid White Men... a book that is both funny and disturbing in the way it awakens us to the reality of the world.Moore isn't afraid to say what he thinks to be "right". There is very little room for the "wrong" here. Of course, Moore has a thing to say against the government. And against the world as a whole. And yet, even when you don't really agree with him, you can't argue against his points either because everything is so well researched that there seems to be very little room for error. Stupid White Men is the kind of book that makes you open your eyes to the stupdity that can be found in this world gone bad. After reading this one, you just want to go out and do something to make a difference. And that is the sign of a real socialist; someone who isn't afraid to speak his mind and who will stop at nothing to make himself heard. My hat goes off to Moore.
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Summary: Liberal polemics
Review: One would think from the title that this is an autobiogrphy. It should have been. The argumentations presented are self-contradictory, as they assume some standard of values while all the while rejecting the world-view that provides for the preconditions of rationally justifying said values. Moore offers arbitrary opinions predicated on his personal predilections. If one is looking for objective journalism, look elsewhere; otherwise this is moore(pun intended) liberal emotivism, sans substance.
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Summary: ...
Review: Michael Moore won't admit that socialism has failed, thinks Bush stole the election, fears "militias," and believes in every other bogey-man cause the left has trotted out lately in order to get us to vote for politicians who think the money we earned is the money they deserve to spend as they please ("Sure, you earned the money, but the government printed it!" or so the liberals observe). This book is a screed. It has no substance. Hollywood's finest hour was booing him off the stage as he quixotically ranted at everything. Buy this book if you love to bash America.
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Summary: You have to be kidding me...
Review: I only had to glance through a few pages to determine that this guy is one big fat mouth. While I support Michael Moore's right to bashing (by the 2nd Amendment), I have the right to disagree. The biggest turnoff was the "Kill Whitey" chapter. He advocates never hiring whites for jobs among other things and blames every evil the world on them. Maybe the next time he wants to rant erronousely on white people he should take a look in the mirror. I had to put the book down after ten minutes. I hope he doesn't think we are to take this book seriously.
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Summary: Hillariously true.
Review: From reading past reviews here I see that even the most staunch conservatives found time to add their 5 cents worth trying to discredit this startling read. Despite it being heavily subjective it had plenty of truths that many of us haven't faced in long "non"-laborious years under the Bush administration. It was a very enjoyable read. I especially loved the sarcasm and humor in every bit revealed in the book; it added a special touch, which kept the reader hooked. Its definitely a book worth reading and recommending to friends even if your political affiliation does not quiet agree with Mr. Moore's, you will at least get a heart full of laughs if nothing else. I cannot wait for his next documentary, which depicts the effects of 9-11 on the current unchecked power by the Bush administration.
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Summary: Stupid white man
Review: Moore's Stupid White Men is primarily a liberal tract who's arguments are presented in an irreverent, allegedy humourous manner. The book starts well by drawing on the work of investigative journalists, among others, to present a cogent argument against the legitimacy of Bush's presidency which renders American democracy a pleasant memory. Indeed, Chapter One as far as the heading 'Who's who in the coup' is a lesson in how such political/comedic writing should be done, the facts are presented, reasonable conclusions drawn and the entire piece is laced, but not burdened, with jokes and humourous asides. For some reason, probably laziness or tight deadlines, the book falls apart at this point and therafter is a tiresome melange of gross generalisations, stupid statements, poor reasoning, liberal cliche and bad jokes (not in bad taste just not funny). To give a few examples of these failings Moore accuses Bush of the heinous crime of appointing people to positions in his government who hold opinions which accord with Bush's policies. Of course Moore's real gripe is that he does not agree with these policies but this is not a sound reason to criticise the appointments themselves which make perfect sense and are easily defensible by Bush. Moore also criticises Bush's appointment of Dan Lauriski as Assistant Secretary of Labour for Mine Safety and Health on the basis that Lauriski, whoever he is, was a mining company executive. In my view this makes him perfect for the job and Moore does not make explicit his implication that Lauriski would therefore have no regard for miners' safety or present any reason why this would be the case. Moore also contradicts himself throughout the book, for example, at one point he tells us that American schools are poverty stricken and at another that they receive huge corporate funding to expose their students to the corporations' products. He also advocates, as a cure to the problems besetting American education, students getting elected to school councils and driving 'the administration crazy' and cites as an example his own election to his school's board when a student, an act that, unsurprisingly, drove a principal and vice principal to resigning and to the former dying of a heart attack (I presume, since Moore brings this fact to out attention that there is some connection between the two).
Some of the gross generalisations and plainly stupid statements by Moore include his contention that, unbeknownst to the rest of us, Bush has recommenced the cold war with Russia and China since assuming office and that the fact that Bush may have committed a felony renders him liable to blackmail and therefore a national security threat. Moore is, unintentionally, at his funniest when in Chapter 8 he askes the reader's indulgence for making a 'sweeping generalisation' as if the rest of the book was a closely reasoned work of political genius, this request should have appeared as the first sentence in the book.
In addition the book is littered with statements in capital letters at points where, I believe, Moore wishes to force his opinions on his readers and drown out any opposition. Many chapters contain lists of advice on how to achieve the aims espoused in the chapter and though some are humourous and presented in a light hearted way some are presented with an earnestness that makes their ridiculous content embarrasing. In the final chapter Moore comes dangerously close to claiming that the US lauched the 11/9 (I'm European) attack on itself and, from reading the acknowledgement, it seems we have a David Shankula to thank for pulling Moore back from the looney fringe so close to which his arguments reside.
American society and government, like all human systems, has many faults, but they will not be changed, or changed only for the worse, by the ill judged criticisms of Michael Moore. Perhaps what is most disappointing is that one feels Moore has an entertaining book inside him if only he prosecuted his research with more diligence and had a ruthless editor overseeing him (I am available if needed should he read this) but as things stand 'Stupid White Men' is a badly written, confusing and boring tirade by Moore against a system of which he demonstrates little comprehension.
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Summary: Stupid White Men
Review: Michael Moore attacks all kinds of things with his hilarious view of current events. People have said that he is a huge liar, but do those people really believe he is a liar, or are they afraid to accept the truth?
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Summary: OK But Why Stay?
Review: Moore makes a number of good points with which I agree. But for all it's faults America also has many pluses. If Moore (or anyone) wants a socialist paradise I would suggest anyone of the Scandinavian countries. If one wants more open space and less urban sprawl then Canada would be a good choice. If that's too cold then sunny Australia might work. If the US is too guache with too many Philistines then there is always France. See that's the best thing for Mr. Moore; he can leave if the US is really that bad. Somehow, I think he'll stay,
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Summary: terrific
Review: Funny in a depressing way---if you liked TV nation or his movies, you'd like this book--you can hear Michael Moore's biting voice of sarcasm through the writing. The only downside is, he talks about a lot of issues I am already sadly aware of. There are some fresh points and he actually offers solutions to the problems instead of just pointing them out.
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Summary: Interesting reading, even if biased
Review: I would agree that Moore's book might go too far at some points. It clearly takes an extreme view of things that is at times too strong and might actually be taken as a joke. But unfortunately we don't live in a virtual world and many things in this book are painfully true. I would agree too that other books will provide a non less critical view of the USA on more balanced grounds. That's true. But sometimes we need some strong reminder that things are not so perfect and clean and that the world needs a lot of changes. Some reviewers see Moore's views as "anti-american" but that would be unfair too. Many things need to be changed and one is obvious: to be able to reach a more diverse array of information sources. Moore's book might be painful because it tells so many truths, even if biased and at some points exaggerated. But watching FOX news is not less painful in being completely biased towards disinformation and right-handed views. The recent war is just an example. We start from a situation where no explanation has been provided concerning the terrible failure of intelligence agencies to stop terrorist attacks (just forget about it!). The government claims that strong links exist between Iraq's government and the terrorists (the links were more obvious for other "friend" countries). Then it turns out that there is no evidence but ... they have weapons of mass destruction! Then there was no such evidence but ... let's march to war. And finally the reason for the war is that Saddam was such a bad guy... (who supported him sometime ago? Who suported him when he dropped chemical weapons against the kurds?). Are we so stupid to forget all this? Keep in mind that none of the extreme views is probably rigth and read the book with an open mind. It can help you having a better perspective of what needs to be changed. At times refreshing, at times funny and at times biased. I guess Moore's style inevitably includes provocation. But we are not stupid and can learn something, perhaps asking ourselves what to do.
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