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I like Michael Moore, kind of. I think he brings up things that need to be discussed, and because of his films, they get discussed. Unfortunately I do agree that he does so in a way that is too polarizing. He makes people want to argue with him, hate him (as you are doing), or idol-worship him, which isn't positive, either.

I will admit that I haven't even seen his two most recent films, but I have to comment that what is going on in Michigan (you can't just look at Flint as a city in itself but the state of Michigan as a unique entity--what happened with the auto industry there effected more than just Flint, I mean, look at Detroit. Have you been there recently? Detroit is a mockery of itself. It's impossible that a film could have solved Flint's problems, just as I wouldn't say that Roger and Me worsened them.

I have In-Laws in Flint, one of whom was gung-ho about Michael Moore's "contributions" to the State. Granted, Michael's complete and utter lack of follow-up on his promises to the businesses and people featured in his "work" pales in comparison to Granholm's openly acknowledged sabotage of the blue collar jobs in the state, but his involvement, or lack thereof, in the communities he's "serviced" (much in the same way a bull "services" a cow) makes him a liar and a coward. I would compare him to "Borat", except that when sued, Mr. Coen settles quietly and doesn't retreat into a corner crying loudly about a conservative plot againt him. Usually when I find someone to be THIS vile, I would recommend they serve as a living organ donor farm to salvage something good out of them. Michael Moore, however, has obviously abused his body, and from the photos of him drinking too much and smoking, he's a liability in that respect too.

Hate him? No. I simply feel as though many of the quirky weather patterns we have here on Earth would be lessened by removing his mass from the surface of the planet entirely.

So you're angry that he says he is going to do things and then does not follow through on them?

I'm angry that he lies, connives and does everything in his power to appear as though he's trying to help people, when he's secretly forwarding his own agenda. He is a horrible human being with the ability and talent to catch the public's attention in any way possible. His tactics, much like Carl Reiner's with "All in the Family", go beyong confronting issues and making you think: Instead they use subterfuge, hyperbole and present the most admirable aspects of Communism in an attempt to tell you WHAT to think. Brilliantly packaged as passion plays, their messages are woven into their work nigh on imperceptably. Alan Alda tried the same thing in the latter years of MASH, but he must have grown weary of anything than the most slapdash hint of a disguise as the heavy pseudo moral uppercuts kept coming in an increasing rate.

The same goes for those people on the far right...

Help people think for themselves. Pablum is pablum.

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