Stupid White Men
by Michael Moore
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
people who want to relive the horrors of the 2000 election
I am a fan of Michael Moore....'s movies.
He is a MUCH easier radical to swallow when his voice is tempered by others - and video and a musical score.
With all of his beliefs in black and white on the page with absolutely no respite from the onslaught of what is wrong with America, well... I found myself more resentful than agreeable. Even though I DO agree with probably 75% of what is in this book. That much USA bashing is enough to make even the most gung-ho politicoes twitch. Perhaps...more
He is a MUCH easier radical to swallow when his voice is tempered by others - and video and a musical score.
With all of his beliefs in black and white on the page with absolutely no respite from the onslaught of what is wrong with America, well... I found myself more resentful than agreeable. Even though I DO agree with probably 75% of what is in this book. That much USA bashing is enough to make even the most gung-ho politicoes twitch. Perhaps...more
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Read in January, 2004
One of the things that strikes me the most about Moore's documentaries (e.g. Bowling for Columbine and Roger & Me) is the way that he documents all the aspects of any given situation, examining all the factors and the far-flung effects of any given subject matter. While reading the introduction to this book I was worried that this book would be an all out rant of his liberal opinions without a basis to back him up. Then I got to the open letter to George Bush, and after reading a fact list ...more
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Read in July, 2003
I was prone from the start to give this book a favorable review, because my politics are right there with Moore's. For readers like me, he's preaching to the choir. I found the book alternately entertaining and disturbing as facts, statistics, serious rants and cheeky humor flew off the page. Some passages made me want to jump up and help change the world; others made me feel that it's all too much and that I'll soon be hopelessly watching our nation unravel. I suspect the author's own moods flu...more
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recommends it for:
Liberals who don't like to fact check.
I'm a pretty huge social liberal. Maybe it's because I've been in law school too long, but I need facts. This book is garbage. It lacks citations and simply anecdotal. Want to know how Moore proves his point that there is a water shortage? Because he was at a chic party and heard a rich person talking about taking their yacht out on the reservoir. Want to know why black people kill each other in inner cities? Because white people buy guns...people steal those guns...and those guns are sol...more
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Read in October, 2003
recommends it for:
young college students who want to appear hip to the bad state of politics without expending effort
I had to read this book for a class, and, lucky me, a few weeks before I had to have it read, Moore came and spoke at my school. I got tickets for me and a couple of my friends and bought the book at the door. Michael Moore is a rambunctious fellow for someone so hefty, and he gave a good speech or lecture or whathaveyou; I wouldn't call it inspiring, but to my 21-year-old mind still adjusting to the demands of big city livin' and the expectations of being a college student, I remember being fir...more
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Read in January, 2001
Back when I considered myself "liberal" (for about four seconds) I read this book and liked it. Then, a year later I re-read it, just for the hell of it, and it made me unbelievably angry. Not only did I hate it immensely, I was a little sickened with myself that I ever liked it in the first place. As a review below pointed out, Moore is a less than average writer. Besides being poorly written, it's just very.... illogical. But that is Michael Moore's favorite kind of logic. He just li...more
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Read in January, 2005
recommends it for:
Michael Moore fans
As much as I agree with Michael Moore on most issues, his grating approach makes my head hurt after a while... I am not sure how effective it is to attack people so abrasively if the goal is actually to change any minds or bring about reform; one of the first rules of trying to get people to do something different for you is, don't piss them off more than you can help. In that light, I think Molly Ivins, for example, was more effective - same ruthless exposing of the rot, but with more laughter...more
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Miachel Moore é pilantra e faz da embromação uma cortina de fumaça para sua falta de conteúdo. Jogar pedra em tudo e em todosé fácil... até eu estou fazendo isso agora. Mas trazer opções é um pouco mais complicado e isso ele não consegue fazer. Ele traz um monte de coisas fora do contexto... são reflexões boas, que se estivessem contextualizadas poderiam levar a reflexão, mas o objetivo é polemizar e aí qualquer coisa que se diga pode criar a polêmica, mas não uma verdadeira r...more
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Well, I guess I'm not the only one who is tired of old, rich white guys calling all of the shots in this country. Although Michael Moore goes a bit overboard in this book, I agree with most of what he says, albeit a little tongue-in-cheek. Just look at the GOP; year after year after year, it's a bunch of rich old white males running for President and that's all that is offered. That's right; the same old group you see every time you pass a country club. I think that's one of the reasons Barack O...more
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Michael almost lost me when he states, in this book, that the only good thing to come out of the south was beef jerky. Wow, coming from a man who pleads with Oprah Winfrey to run for President? Really, Michael?
It's thoughtless and antagonistic comments like those that really spoil the down-to-earth, relevant, challenging, and insightful truth contained in this book. I was very glad I read "Dude, Where's My Country?" first or I would have never picked up another of Moore's books.
It's thoughtless and antagonistic comments like those that really spoil the down-to-earth, relevant, challenging, and insightful truth contained in this book. I was very glad I read "Dude, Where's My Country?" first or I would have never picked up another of Moore's books.
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really funny american govt-bashing by an american...
Though some of the stuff he says in there is toxic, i think it's more reachable to lay people (read: as opposed to the intellectuals who actually KNOW the political grime the the US is in).. so in a way he's educating the regular joes abt the "stuff" going on...
for me it was a fun read... sure every govt goofs up, even ours as the largest democracy... and "funny" is a good way to bring it to everyone's attention.
Though some of the stuff he says in there is toxic, i think it's more reachable to lay people (read: as opposed to the intellectuals who actually KNOW the political grime the the US is in).. so in a way he's educating the regular joes abt the "stuff" going on...
for me it was a fun read... sure every govt goofs up, even ours as the largest democracy... and "funny" is a good way to bring it to everyone's attention.
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Read in May, 2001
True to form, Michael Moore presents a book that is educational, fairly entertaining, sometimes shocking and absolutely biased. Mr. Moore is best taken ... shaken, with a large grain of salt. His prejudices tend to get the best of him as he presents facts in a way that favor his argument. That being said, I really enjoyed the book; it opened my eyes to some societal/governmental corruptions that can go unnoticed. So, if you don't mind his shameless slant, give it a try.
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Read in March, 2007
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Telegraph readers
A decent enough introduction to some of the real issues in politics today. Michael Moore does a good job presenting the stuff the corporate media slags do their best to obfuscate and the average news consumer would rather ignore. The book's strength is that it will be palatable to the kind of audience that is curious about what's going on in the world but would still be scared by Chomsky, Pilger, Znet, Counterpunch etc.
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Read in July, 2004
When I was a child I used to love the awful truth - it was a great show, though I don't think, at the time, I understood it too much - some fat funny guy making wise cracks at officials.
Over the years I've started to realise how manipulating Moore is, almost like the press and the officials he's against so much. I kind of use him now to take the basic struture of ideas and form my own opinions hopefully like we all should.
Over the years I've started to realise how manipulating Moore is, almost like the press and the officials he's against so much. I kind of use him now to take the basic struture of ideas and form my own opinions hopefully like we all should.
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Read in January, 2004
recommends it for:
fans of Michael Moore
I love Michael Moore and find great joy in reading his books. However, they have almost become more comedy than substance. I am sure some of what he says is true, but some of it just comes from pure anger. He has a right to be mad, but serious liberals trying to gain worthwhile knowledge can't quote from a Michael Moore book. It is sad, but he is now a pop culture icon more than an activist in the eyes of the media.
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Read in September, 2004
I learned interesting tidbits and talking points from Michael Moore in the book, but the problem is that I'm usually "preaching to the choir"... I think the key is finding a wider audience, somewhere that you can express yourself among political moderates and influence them with clear arguments. Anyway, the book is good and well written but I did get bored reading it because I knew most of the material in general.
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Read in October, 2004
Told following the aftermath off the controversial 2000 election. Discusses various problems with our country from politics, political parties, elections, race, gender, all the way to religion. Basically, he feels, that despite how far we've developed as a country--with race, women's rights, with equality--people are still being lied too and that is why the country is still being run by "Stupid White Men."
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Read in September, 2006
Not a hard read, but still thought provoking and funny. Michael Moore writes the way he talks but with a passion that transcends the melodramatic prose. Main things I took away from this book: Democrats and Republicans are different sides of the same coin. But apparently, Democrats are a lil more hypocritical. They smile while they stab the American people in the back while the Republicans just stab us.
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Read in April, 2006
recommends it for:
fans of Moore's "Awful Truth"
This book is quite entertaining and should be condidered as a humour text above a journalistic one, Moore has a habbit of inflation and exageration. That aside Moore's writing style is one that will drag you in and communicate with you. It provides insight into current issues and ones that we've never thought of... Never before have I thought that I could be replaced by a step ladder and a sperm bank
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Read in November, 2007
This book is the first I have read from a Green Party guy. Moore makes some good points, and while some of the stuff in this book is referenced, some of what Moore states is similar to the stuff in a lot of right wing books that I hate in that he claims things that aren't really connected. His areguments aren't always sound. Still this book is a worthwhile read if only for a fresh perspective.
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