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Michael's Brilliant Denial: A review of Slacker Uprising

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Parodying a line from A League of Their Own at the end of the film, he laughs and says to a crowd, "There's no crying in politics!"  Nor should we scapegoat voters for Bush remaining in the White House.  Bush was never elected, Michael; not by Floridians in 2000 nor by Ohioans in 2004. 

In six weeks, 95% of the nation's voters will vote on computers that can be hacked without detection.  Software, by its nature, is undetectably mutable.  If Michael Moore can condemn mainstream media for failing to do its job, for parroting White House lies that led us into war, he should also demand that media not report as fact what cannot be proven, or has not been independently verified.  I mean election results.  Dave Berman of Humboldt, California makes this point with clarity in a recent speech.

Slacker Uprising's effectiveness in motivating our youth is not for naught, however.  If the rallying cry to vote – even in a sham system – unifies the youth into action, then the film should be promoted far and wide.  With fewer years of being propagandized, they might more easily recognize the false hope of our corporate-sponsored government that fails on all social measures.  As walls are built to enclose us, as spies track our movements and conversations, as wealth is further concentrated, it will be the youth who respond. 

If Michael Moore is the one who unites them, even with the deception of voting in a rigged system, then so be it.  Who else on the Left has reached the youth the way he has? 

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Well done, Rady. by Mark E. Smith on Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008 at 9:57:05 PM
keeping it real by Rady Ananda on Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:55:52 PM
missing the point by Jim Eldon on Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 at 3:07:17 PM
Michael Moore must hear this message by Dave Berman on Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:48:28 PM
For the campaign by Dave Berman on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:01:14 AM
Wimplicity by Rady Ananda on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 7:58:33 AM
Rigged elections by Ron R. on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:34:56 AM
Questions for you by Dave Berman on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 2:02:21 AM
If you don't vote you're just going to give it away by Ron R. on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:21:18 PM
Mark's side? by Ron R. on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 2:14:46 PM
Wide Margin talking point by Rady Ananda on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 8:15:26 AM
wide margin by Ron R. on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:26:53 PM
Bravo! by Rady Ananda on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 6:30:39 PM
Yeah I agree... by Ron R. on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 8:59:22 PM
ok, I'll bite by Rady Ananda on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 9:09:17 PM
ok by Ron R. on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:27:20 PM
totally agreed by Rady Ananda on Friday, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:06:31 AM
They all Cheat! by Roger on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:32:55 PM
Here we agree by Dave Berman on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 3:04:51 PM
I don't understand this... by Ron R. on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 3:20:35 PM
Attack? by Dave Berman on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 4:16:02 PM
Sorry too... by Ron R. on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 at 8:42:39 PM
Great Work, Rady!!! by Mark Adams on Friday, Sep 26, 2008 at 4:45:21 PM
Participate in Parallel Polling! by Rady Ananda on Friday, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:14:57 PM
MICHAEL MOORE by Tom Degan on Saturday, Sep 27, 2008 at 7:54:42 AM
Voting for BS is BS by William Whitten on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 8:16:35 AM

 
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