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Posted: 7/10/05 at 4:53pm
I just finished watching FAHRENHEIT 9/11, which prompted this post.
First, let me share that this film is biased from the beginning, from the opening menus of the DVD to the opening of the film. That's fine, that's what it is.
But as a young man of 19 who is uninformed of many details about the war, my thinking after seeing the film is that many parts of the film were taken out of context. That things cannot have been THAT way. It was just one negative thing after another after another. Bash Bush. Bash Bush. Bash Bush. Bash the war. Bash the election. Bash the government. Bash Bush. Bash Bush. And all the while, making fun of Bush.
So here is my question:
WHY WAS BUSH TOLERATED? I choose the word "tolerated" because he was allowed to remain in office.
If he was THAT bad, as depicted in the film, WHY is he still in office? Surely the people of this nation would rally against him. Surely the democrats wouldn't just use words, but constantly and consistently TRY to physically remove him.
Firstly, the election. Is it that we didn't know all this information Moore presents in time - during the re-count? This was nearly SIX years ago!
Secondly, the Iraq War. The film depicts that they were NEVER a threat. That Saddam Heussin was NEVER a threat. That bin Laden was NEVER a threat. It makes it seem like everyone was chummy with each other. Then - 9/11 happened. Bush plot to place blame on him? Did he really do it?
I know there are millions who hate Bush. So why don't these millions do anything? Why hasn't something been done in the past? Sure, sure, there were "investigations" and "reports." But again, the film depicts everything Bush has done is wrong and damaging to our country. Which leads me to believe that Bush must be doing SOMETHING right in order for him to stay in office.
Someone enlighten me here.
First, let me share that this film is biased from the beginning, from the opening menus of the DVD to the opening of the film. That's fine, that's what it is.
But as a young man of 19 who is uninformed of many details about the war, my thinking after seeing the film is that many parts of the film were taken out of context. That things cannot have been THAT way. It was just one negative thing after another after another. Bash Bush. Bash Bush. Bash Bush. Bash the war. Bash the election. Bash the government. Bash Bush. Bash Bush. And all the while, making fun of Bush.
So here is my question:
WHY WAS BUSH TOLERATED? I choose the word "tolerated" because he was allowed to remain in office.
If he was THAT bad, as depicted in the film, WHY is he still in office? Surely the people of this nation would rally against him. Surely the democrats wouldn't just use words, but constantly and consistently TRY to physically remove him.
Firstly, the election. Is it that we didn't know all this information Moore presents in time - during the re-count? This was nearly SIX years ago!
Secondly, the Iraq War. The film depicts that they were NEVER a threat. That Saddam Heussin was NEVER a threat. That bin Laden was NEVER a threat. It makes it seem like everyone was chummy with each other. Then - 9/11 happened. Bush plot to place blame on him? Did he really do it?
I know there are millions who hate Bush. So why don't these millions do anything? Why hasn't something been done in the past? Sure, sure, there were "investigations" and "reports." But again, the film depicts everything Bush has done is wrong and damaging to our country. Which leads me to believe that Bush must be doing SOMETHING right in order for him to stay in office.
Someone enlighten me here.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
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