Moore-on or Big Fat Dumb Anti-Anything
I just finished watching “Bowling for Columbine”, a Michael Moore film documenting Americas problem with gun violence and the causes behind it. Throughout the film Moore presents different aspects of Americas passion with firearm violence, from video games and movies to the TV show COPS and the media’s love affair with gun related crimes. Although you can agree with his points that there are many violent acts in relation to firearms when related to other countries rates you have to watch this movie and just wonder what the point is.
The film is two hours long and has history integrated with current events to show Americans being a “fear” nation that thinks guns solve everything. It also shows many violent video clips from war and news while flashing death tolls across the screen. Moore travels to Columbine, Michigan, Canada, New York and some other places to interview people of different races and economic standings. I can ramble on and on about how skewed this film is but in the end there are only a few points which I believe that Moore wants you to believe.
1. The NRA is the result of the KKK and America’s fear of their neighbors. (Moore is a card carrying member of the NRA though…..uhh ok!)
2. Lockheed Martin is the largest threat and enemy of the USA (Largest weapon maker in the US and fuels the “fear” factor in the nation while gaining funds every day providing arms for national defense)
3. K-Mart and Wal-Mart are national enemies as well as they sell firearms and ammunition to anyone.
4. America has the highest murder rate in the world.
These and many more points are conveyed through the movie…BUT… Moore does not provide what he believes is a solution or solid cause. A 2 hour film bitching and moaning about how the US and it’s gun toting citizens are out of control and he does not give one word of suggestion toward solution. At one point Moore goes to Canada to interview some citizens/politicians as to why Canada has as many guns as the US but not as much crime/murders. The Canadians talk about how they would rather talk out their problems and that the only murder that occuredover the past few years was due to an American crossing the border and commiting the murder. The citizens of Canada don’t lock their doors, and are much more accepting of diversity (they do not “fear” each other as Americans do”).
In the end here is what I say. Moore, as many other people who like to skew their media to influence others, should move to Canada or France or some country that is NOT the big brother of the world. If they want to bitch and moan about how the country has problems without solutions then they can do it somewhere else. Do not go about complaining to people if you do not have a solution or are doing anything to help the situation out. Shut the hell up and get out of the country that I am proud of. Freedom of speech is a given right, luckily there is someone that has seen the same skewed view of Moore and is making his own movie to debase the fat ba$tard.
click HERE and check the trailers. I am looking forward to this one!