I watched Fahrenhype 9/11 today. A little too much Republican liberal bashing for my liking but in refuting the many, many, many faults and lies propagated by Michael Moore, the film is very effective and well argued. Obligatory viewing for anyone who’s tired of being lied to by Mr Moore.
I think the most galling thing about all of this is not that Moore was wrong on just about everything in that film but that he knew he was wrong and deliberately distorted the facts (That’s called ‘lying’ - RESPECT ought to learn that definition). The newspaper forgery near the beginning was perhaps the most despicable fabrication although the “Bush Holiday” sequence is quite brilliantly put together for the purpose of destroying the myth of ‘the pres on vacation’.
Anyhow. This rebuttal won’t sell well to Europe or most Brits because it really is aimed at America. Certain characters will simply fit the arrogant pigeon holes set aside for “southern hicks” and “idiot Americans” in the minds of many. The flag waving towards the end would probably cause several people I know to vomit (American patriotism is completely misunderstood in a country which largely reserves the term “God Save the Queen” for satire - we’re only allowed to be patriotic on the last night of the Proms) but I found it uplifting.
Interesting viewing and probably a decent guard against nausea if you should be subjected to Fahrenheit 9/11.
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at October 24, 2004 06:35 PM | TrackBack