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From Rod Dunlap:

I'm amazed at how many of my friends haven't seen Michael Moore's movies, especially since he's been ostracized as a one-sided liberal in many media outlets. We've become a nation of passive individuals who can't spare time to listen to both sides of important stories that effect our daily lives. Many of us are easily swayed by news outlets who don't cover a story without political bias. How can we form an honest opinion about a documentary without seeing the film? If we don't employ journalists and newscasters in this country without corporate-swayed opinion, we're no better than countries with government-approved news coverage. Want to improve our school system? Let's let our young people have discussions about real-world documentaries and topics (like Michael Moore) and our President.

From Richard Kilanski:

After reading the discussion Don Kaye and Frank Paiva regarding Michael Moore and his antics behind the camera, it reminded me of why our country seems to be sinking into itself. Specifically tied to "Fahrenheit 9/11," Mr. Moore tends to personify exactly why we are failing as a country: extreme DISRESPECT.

Twenty Years in our nation's service has taught me many things, one of which is to provide a viable suggestion/solution to any opposing issue... BEFORE complaining about it. I have yet to hear even one viable solution from the likes of Mr. Moore.

From Lynn Jenkins:

I would have to agree to multiple points in this discussion (and many others) about Michael Moore. Though his methods may rub many of us the wrong way, sometimes a good smack to the face is the right kind of outlandish and sudden shock we need to get us to questioning things. It's unfortunate that we have become accustom to merely laughing and shrugging our shoulders in a "Well, what do you expect?" fashion and leave nothing in the way of intellectual criticism.

I have seen some of Moore's creations ("Sicko," is still fresh in my mind) and I do cringe at the fact that Moore tends to have a heavy hand when it comes to editing. In a way, that should be seen as a cursed blessing. Because if nothing else, it'll make us finally think and wonder "what's missing," enough to look for our own answers. If many of us were willing to stick our necks out there, I'm sure our governing heads of state wouldn't get away with as much as they do.

And we're all very guilty of sticking out heads in the sand rather than out in the open. American was known for its aggressive sense of "getting things done," so why isn't it coming through in a time like now?

From Fu Kong Tzung:

I saw the movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" . Although, I haven't seen any other movies mentioned in the article, I do think Don Kaye's argument make more sense to me.

I came to United States, where capitalism provided me an education and job opportunities, in the '60s.