Media Dude, Where's My Country? Dude, Where's My Country? Save Not today. Format ebook. ISBN If you are forever sucking money out of a worker, the worker will get to the point where the worker can no longer afford luxuries and as such the economy suffers. Jack up the price of essentials, and while the producer of the essentials makes profit, the producers of the non-essentials suffer. One of the criticisms that has been levelled against Moore is the fact that he manipulates video footage.
One example was from his film 'Roger and Me'. Apparently the CEO did answer his questions, but that did not make for a good movie, so he cut and pasted the footage to make it look otherwise. It may not seem to be the case from the film, until you either go to an AGM, or look at it from behind the scenes.
For instance, the footage of Moore is shown in a dark room with a spotlight on him, and the video is filmed from the stage. However, it appears, if you look closely, nobody else is in the room, which is not the case when it comes to AGMs. The other thing about that film is that it appears to be little more than a rant about how GM shut down a bunch of factories and put workers out of work. However, if the company is suffering a loss, it cannot expect to keep a loss making enterprise going just to keep people in work.
In any case, it appeared that the workers were able to find work, even if it involved them moving elsewhere. The whole movie was about how people once out of work struggled to make ends meet. Look, that happens, and it is not good, but a company simply cannot pay people to do busy work, they have to be productive in someway or another so that the company makes a profit.
Underpaying workers is a different story, as well as companies actively preventing good workers from leaving while underpaying them. They say that if you are not happy with your wage, then leave, but that is not as easy as it seems, especially if you have made mistakes, or have a horrid manager that will never say a good word about you.
Hey, that is also a conspiracy theory, but never under estimate a company where profit is concerned. Dec 08, Kris - My Novelesque Life rated it liked it. But where Franken attacks individual conservatives, Moore focuses on issues. His first chapter is a series of unsettlingly specific questions based on rigorously footnoted facts about the political 3 STARS "The book shares much with Al Franken's Lies besides liberal sentiment and satirical tone; not only do both authors rely on the hoary device of having God tell them He doesn't support the president, but they each claim to pack their carry-on luggage with baseballs to bean would-be hijackers.
His first chapter is a series of unsettlingly specific questions based on rigorously footnoted facts about the political and financial ties among Bush, the Saudi Arabian government and Osama bin Laden's family, though he leaps from the facts to speculation when he wonders whether the September 11 attacks might have been hatched within the Saudi military.
Other chapters attack the public's susceptibility to what he casts as the fear-mongering tactics the administration has used to justify foreign military interventions and, he says, the erosion of domestic civil liberties, and he lays plans for a Democratic victory in in addition to a half-serious nomination of Oprah, he offers a prescient, reasoned and highly favorable evaluation of Wesley Clark as a candidate.
Moore's arguments work best when delivered mostly straight, since he isn't always as funny as he seems to think he is. Jan 28, Wile rated it liked it. I'm independent. I don't buy the politics that anyone is shoveling - right or left. Being a person that keeps a finger on the pulse of world events and politics, I nevertheless enjoy reading up on what people believe about the world or would like you to thing they believe.
I always appreciate it if the approach is humorous and especially politically incorrect. I put Michael Moore in the same boat as Anne Coulter something which would probably horrify both - as they are both outrageous entert I'm independent.
I put Michael Moore in the same boat as Anne Coulter something which would probably horrify both - as they are both outrageous entertainers who are focused on swaying through sensationalism, rather than serious politicos rationally debating the facts, such as Bill Buckley vs.
Noam Chomsky. Outrageous humor is more fun to read though, and whatever your political bent, it's much too fun to laugh and cry at the vast hypocrisies of the American left and right.
He puts the blame squarely on Americans for letting him do it. Once more he skewers hypocrisy, both in the government and in the private sector, while at the same time berating Americans for letting their privacy be whittled away little by little, all in the name of national security. Moore makes quite a few uncomfortable points. There is humor here but also the clear-sighted view of Mr. There is humor here but also the clear-sighted view of a man who sees the downward spiral on which our country is sliding and is determined to call our attention to it.
This is a very well researched, informed and written book which both shocked and riveted me while I read it on holiday it is also quite amusing in places despite the sober subject matter. It cites specific references to many official documents and data sources in the same way that an academic research paper would to ensure traceability of the facts used back to credible sources.
The first rev This is a very well researched, informed and written book which both shocked and riveted me while I read it on holiday it is also quite amusing in places despite the sober subject matter. The first review comment in my copy is "If Michael Moore didn't exist, it would be necessary for the world to invent him" Guardian, clearly attempting to recycle Voltaire's "si dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him " Sep 17, Stephen Morgan-MacKay rated it really liked it.
Moore's political stance is only eclipsed by his no-nonsense approach to governance and the formation of a true Republic. Consider this book a call-to-arms for all patriots who desperately cling to the precepts and principals of our founding forefathers. I had nearly forgotten just how bad the G. Bush administration really was.
Glad I listened to this. It's amazing how the GOP is able to pull the wool over the eyes of so many, they are the party of the rich. I guess it's as Moore says, the great American Horatio Alger myth. If you are at all progressive or liberal see in particular definition 8 in your thinking, you owe it to yourself to listen to this audio book or read the book. Feb 09, Betsy rated it it was amazing. This perspective makes me question journalists and politicians.
There needs to be something that holds them accountable for their action and their talk. Otherwise it is just frustrating. Does not make sense that other professions are held liable for their work and politicians and journalists are seemingly lying left and right. This can make a person very apathetic after the anger simmers down and depressed. May 20, Monte Dutton rated it really liked it. Oh, it's a diatribe, but a relatively cogent one. Michael Moore attempts -- and succeeds -- to espouse a liberal agenda in behalf of working-class Americans.
For those who became fed up with liberals, Moore suggests it's time to get fed up with conservatives. It's hard to dispute the notion that the Republicans have screwed up the country. Moore is only too happy to be Everyman. Aug 27, Clinton Sweet rated it liked it. For what I assumed would be a leftie rant, I found his chapter on how to actually have a dialogue with the right educational. It was a book written to swing votes and remove the Stupid White Man from power so a little out of context to read it now.
But Aus could do with a similar book right now to remove our current Stupid White Man. Jun 11, -uht! I like Michael Moore's writing more than his documentaries. He's got a relaxed, fun style with a surprising amount of depth beneath it. The book is a bit reactionary in parts moreso than Stupid White Men , but it was an enjoyable read and well documented and researched.
Dec 24, Mary Watkins rated it really liked it. Moore's brassy humor and unapologetically leftist slant are what sells here. His style has made him both revered and reviled. Oct 14, Stephen rated it really liked it Recommends it for: people who lost a job.
Damn fine book, guys. Feb 05, Lisa rated it really liked it Shelves: ebooks , read-in , non-fiction. I really like Michael Moore and thoroughly enjoyed this book. At first I thought it was all the same as the movie, Fahrenheit , but there was more to the book.
Dude, where's my country? Bush's affiliations with Enron and big oil, presenting a tongue-in-cheek plan for ending his political career while charging political leaders with enabling a growing divide between American classes. Show all links. Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private.
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Politics and government. Before bomb-happy Bush and his best friend Tony decided to wage a war that no one in their right minds wanted? Before he wheedled more tax cuts to grease the pockets of his rich cronies? Before Saddam and his weapons of mass disappearance vanished using the same travel agent as Osama Bin Laden…? Author, performer and filmmaker Michael Moore was born in Flint, Michigan. He won an Oscar for his latest film, Bowling for Columbine , and his book Stupid White Men was an international bestseller.
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