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Jan 09, 2008

Dustin rated it:

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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Oct 30, 2007

Annette rated it:

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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Sep 08, 2011

Hanan rated it:

ممتع و به كثير من الحقائق التي لم أعتقد أنها توجد في أمريكا , تغيرت نظرتي للحلم الأمريكي حين قرأت كتاب مايكل ..

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Sep 08, 2011

وردٌ rated it:

كتاب آخر يبرز الوجه القبيح لأمريكا، الوجه المتغضن المرعب والمتجهم، العابس في وجوه الأمريكيين أنفسهم.
كتاب آخر يقدم السياسة كما هي: لعبة من المكائد والكذب والمداهنة والخداع، والجماهيرُ جماعاتٌ تقودها نخبة متسلطة لا تسعى إلا وراء مصالحها.
ديمقراطية أميركا - كما يبدو - ديمقراطية النخب فقط: عمليات الخداع الانتخابية والرشاوى العملاقة وسحق الضعفاء، لا تختلف بشيء عن مثيلاتها في الدول الأقل "تحضراً" بل تفوقها لامعقولية وقسوة، لأنها تجري بكل صفاقة في معقل "الديمقراطية" في العا More...

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Jun 13, 2007

Ken rated it:

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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Sep 08, 2011

Abdelhamid rated it:

في ليلة من أسوأ ليالي حياتي حدثت أشياء كثيرة
أتذكر ذلك اليوم الأكتوبري الأخير لي في القاهرة صيف و خريف 2003،لم أجد سيارة أجرة تقلني الى المطار إلا بعد تأخير ممطوط،طبعا طارت الطائرة بدوني،لحسن الحظ تبقت لدي جنيهات كافية للعودة الى وكالة أسفاري العزيز ة جدا جدا !!!!!!
ستسوء لحظاتي الأخيرة أكثر حين فقدت احدى حقائبي ،بتماثيلها المشتراة من خان الخليلي و الكثير من الكتب،من بينها هذا الكتاب
تلك الليلة و هذا الكتاب مرتبطان في ذاكرتي،حتى حين قرأته لاحقا كانت كلماته تتداخل مع لحظاتي السيئة More...

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Jul 20, 2009

Genjiro rated it:

Based on the glowing recommendations of many of my colleagues from my previous job, I persuaded myself to give it a try--but not without suspicion. The one-star rating is for the humor behind the ranting and raving of Moore. For those who want to pass time, I recommend something other than this book, anything, as a matter of fact. It is probably the worst book I have ever read.

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Mar 06, 2009

G. Branden rated it:

I don't have a problem with Michael Moore or his politics, but I think I like him better as a filmmaker.

His rhetorical style is a bit too folksy and proletarian for me. I guess that makes me a snob. More substantively, while Moore has a "Notes and Sources" section in the back matter, it's written too generally. I much prefer it when footnotes or endnotes are tied to specific assertions of fact. Few enough people (including "fact-checkers" at the publishing hou More...

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Nov 18, 2011

Kelly added it

every war this country enters seems to require his blessing, and fortunately for presidents, Rev. Graham (Billy) has not met a war that he did not find just.

the culture's blind spot toward its own prejudice is revealed by the fact that KKK bombings and killings are not described as terrorism.

In reality the fundamentalists of the 3 faiths (Muslim, Jew, Christian) are quite similar in outlook and objective: they all are intolerant, misogynist... homophobic, puritanical, arm More...

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Aug 04, 2011

Christian rated it:

This book IS a little dated now. However, that does NOT detract from the simple fact that the presidency of George W. Bush, if one could call it that, was a farce from the outset. And that is what this book is mostly about. I won't go too much into detail and let the book do that. What I will say is that Bush Jr. should have been denied presidency on the grounds that it was and is a conflict of interest. Pure and simple! And the absolute low point in the history of the United States will forever More...

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Jul 03, 2010

Bryan rated it:

A Pre-9/11 View of the State of the Nation: After 9/11 happened, I didn't have the stomach to read (or listen to) Stupid White Men. With the fifth anniversary of 9/11 arriving today, I thought it was time to look back at how we looked before we were attacked. I have great respect for Michael Moore and had high hopes for the book.

Alas, I was very disappointed.

The book opens on its high point -- Mr. Moore's excellent characterization of how the first W. Bush "election" was stolen. In More...

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Jan 20, 2010

Glen rated it:

This is a much needed counterpoint to the rabid right. Michael Moore is a frothing liberal who can muster as much spit and lather as Rush or Ann or G. Gordon or any of those other radio, TV and print hatchet artists. Like these commentators, his arguments aren't really to be debated (although he at least provides sources that actually match up to what he says in his text), but to be soaked in, so you can gather the rightous fury that you need to actually motivate you out of your lounge chair and More...

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Dec 08, 2009

Jonny99 rated it:

I read Michael Moore’s book on the occasion of the second Bush administration’s departure from power and Moore’s condemnation of the first 2 years of the administration looks prescient given how things actually turned out. Moore suspected things were going to go badly but obviously he misunderestimated the magnitude. I also read it because Moore claims in a subsequent book that originally there was an effort to quash its distribution. And in what remote, obscure location did the publisher try More...

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Jun 25, 2011

Chris rated it:

'Stupid White Men' is a series of rants and rambles that highlight and expose the extent of corporate and political corruption within the USA. While this book isn't a detailed academic account of the American system of government(its major weakness is the eerily apparent lack of citation) it does work as a deeply funny and enlightening overview of the politics of the Clinton/Early Bush administrations and the society that they produced.

Even if you don't agree with Moore when first pi More...

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Aug 29, 2007

Joe rated it:

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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Jun 07, 2010

Michael rated it:

“Stupid White Men: …and other sorry excuses for the State of the Nation!” by Michael Moore is an interesting book. This book is more about what was/is wrong with our country and how both parties are guilty of causing it. It is also a call to take back our country one step at a time. This book was written pre 9/11.

Michael Moore throughout this book takes the time to disprove some of the myths some of us live with and possibly believe. He pulls no punches he points out the problems More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Eric rated it:

There is a lot of conjecture and storytelling in this book. If you want a quick and fast explanation for what is wrong with American politics, you're halfway there. It is beautifully unapologetic, much as the story told is incredibly one-sided. Moore presents himself in a like-me-or-hate-me way, pointing out the things that are wrong with America, and how the Presidential Election of 2000 was an omen of the things that would go wrong during Bush II's presidency.
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May 29, 2009

Yvensong rated it:

As Moore states in his Acknowledgments ("I hope you had a few good laughs. I hope it has inspired you to go and raise a ruckus.") Moore is looking to push your proverbial buttons while bringing a chuckle or two. In this biting exposé of the social/political environment of 2001, he succeeds on both counts.

He spares no one, turning his sharp wit on G. W. Bush, Cheney, Clinton, Republicans, Democrats, Corporations, white men, U.S. citizens, and his favored Ralph Nadar.
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Dec 02, 2008

Bill rated it:

WTF? This guy delights in embarrassing people. I think he must be some sicko type of sadist that he thrills in watching other people squirm.He goes out of his way to surprise unsuspecting miscreants and then applies the hard questions. Granted, most of his targets are dirt bags and deserve to be "outed". But do they deserve the scathing embarrassment he subjects them to? Maybe. Moore, Olberman, and others who delight in ridicule as a form of muckraking, are no different than windbags l More...

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Mar 14, 2010

Ject rated it:

Nunca había leído ningún libro relacionado con política, y mucho menos con política de un país ajeno al mío. Elegí uno bueno para comenzar. Michael Moore logra captar la atención del lector desde el principio, haciendo uso de sus brillantes puntadas en contra de aquellos estúpidos hombres blancos que gobiernan su país.

Contrario a lo que se piensa, no es en su totalidad un libro interesante, ni siquiera habla de política todo el tiempo (aunque de la manera en que él lo pinta todo está More...

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Nov 01, 2011

Leigh Ann rated it:

As an admitted "academic snob," I'll confess that I've stayed away from some of Moore's earlier works simply because I didn't feel he had the intellectual chops to address some of the questions that he raises. However, this book is a very humorous and sometimes frightening satire of the state of the US today. And he's not a scholar, but then again, nowhere did I find proof that he professes to be. He posits important questions for discussion and, due to his popularity, is able to put t More...

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Aug 18, 2011

Andreas rated it:

Written by the director of Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, it is a very funny series of essays pretending to be a complete book. If you don’t feel much sympathy for President George W. Bush (denominated “son-of-a-Bush” in this book) and the American political/societal system in general, you will probably enjoy this. It takes some tragically fun true facts about America and just plain tells it the way it is. I found myself nodding a lot, and being sad a lot. Despite the humorous langua More...

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Jul 09, 2009

Heather rated it:

The thing about this book is that Michael Moore is kind of on the slightly rabid fringe of the left. Not as rabid as the entire mainstream Republican party (with the possible exception of Olympia Snowe) but pretty out there. That said, the man made some excellent points, at a time when it didn't seem like enough people were paying attention to what was going on. I read this either just before I started law school, or during my first year, and I remember the way it motivated me to work harder More...

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Sep 19, 2011

Becca rated it:

Well, I'm going to pass judgement on this book in the simplest way I can: it was bad.

For some inexplicable reason, this was a textbook for a class I'm taking. It is, however, less like a textbook and more like a well-informed rant on politics and the general poor state the world is in today. It's chock full of interjections, sarcasm, and bullet-point lists of things like "Things the South was Right About: beef jerky, lemonade, napping in hammocks, wal-mart, walt disney world." More...

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Sep 23, 2007

Patrick rated it:

Moore's schtick works equally well in print as on the big screen. Funny, controversial, thought-provoking and terrifying , all at the same time.

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Dec 08, 2009

Rob rated it:

This is the 2nd Michael Moore book I've read and I have to say I found the first "Dude, Where's My Country" to be far, far superior. This one had its moments that really had me laughing and quite a few thought-provoking insights and questions, but there were too many times the book just felt petty.
Since this was written 4 years or so before the book I mentioned above, I'll at least give him credit for maturing in his presentation and strengthening his case. If you're a fan of M More...

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Jan 07, 2012

Nandakishore rated it:

I read this book because I liked Fahrenheit 9/11, and because I share Moore's feelings towards George W. Bush. But the book proved to be highly speculative and unsatisfying, and left me suspecting Moore's genuinity, a feeling which was enhanced by watching the movies Bowling for Columbine and Sicko. He seems to edit facts and figures to prove his point, in his books as well as movies, just like any politician. His humour is also too cynical for my taste.

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Jul 20, 2009

Gertrude & Victoria rated it:

Initially, I was too embarrassed to add this to my list of books. But then, I did. The reason I read this book was that I wanted to see for myself what kind of nonsense it was all about. Just judging by the title, Stupid White Men, a person with average intelligence should already be highly dubious of any claims he makes. I don't want to offend any of the members on this site, but only veritable ignoramuses would agree with the majority of Moore's ridiculous assertions and conclusions. He r More...

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Jun 30, 2011

Tom rated it:

I consider this book to be at the peak of where Michael Moore was relevant. Before this, he was just a goofball television host who had written a book or two. After this, he became that crazy uncle in the liberal family that we wish wouldn't show up for family events.

Obviously this book will have liberal bias, and he sacrifices some fact checking and journalistic skill in order to make the book appeal to the masses. This book is a decent introduction to the anti-Bush/Republican part More...

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Aug 22, 2011

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