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Jpinter

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Posted: 09.22.09, 05:22 PM

It's not just newspapers that do this. Look how things have evolved with the internet. Instead of reading the New York Times, we read blogs...or even Twitter (ugh).

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NeilW

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Posted: 09.22.09, 01:41 PM

"This guy is a joke. Mr. Moore is simply interested in provocative titles which generate controversy amongst that portion of the American population that feel guilt, ashamed, and embarrassed about their good fortune to be born or living in the United States. "

It has nothing to do about Americans feeling guilty or ashamed about living in America. It is everything to do with how America treats people less able to flourish through no fault of their own when the top earners have nothing on their agenda except making more and more and more at the expense of the poor.

How many other countries in the world would allow such a chasm in the earnings of the top and bottom of the scale.

You should be ashamed.

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TheDude

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Posted: 09.22.09, 04:41 AM

Moore Says Greedy Media Execs Killed the News Industry

This segment is a perfect example of how Moore over generalizes and worse -- uses "HIS" correlation as if its conclusive cause and effect.

He no doubt has an agenda. However, I enjoy dissent that encourages debate. And, often enough I find his perspective worth investigating.

A great book that would offer a way better perspective on the systemic problem this segment "tries" to approach is "Amusing Ourselves to Death," by Neil Postman. This is a huge cultural issue and I would argue a natural process of the human condition -- not a political issue.

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mcecil

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Posted: 09.21.09, 07:37 PM

Granted, Mr. Moore is a populist provocateur of the left, the equal of several celebrity media figures on the right.

I don't think it's reasonable to expect media producers to solve social issues such as those highlighted by films such as 'Sicko'.

That's the job of politicians.

Can you imagine Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity and Beck solving issues? Or giving up the bags of money they make exploiting the emotions of their audience?

I don't believe that Moore engages in out and out fabrications. The issues that he exploits are real issues. The suffering Americans that he unearths are not, I believe, liars or actors. Media ought to make us aware of them.

Not all Americans are 'fortunate.' The portion of the American population that does not share in the wealth of this society deserves representation, however distorted.

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rpetty

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Posted: 09.21.09, 03:17 PM

This guy is a joke. Mr. Moore is simply interested in provocative titles which generate controversy amongst that portion of the American population that feel guilt, ashamed, and embarrassed about their good fortune to be born or living in the United States.

Of course he never offers solutions to any of the issues he dogmatizes. He is out simply to enrich himself, and assuage his personal liberal guilt.

It's time to stop celebrating his putrid dogma.

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