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A review by kalkie
Stupid White Men by Michael Moore
2.0
Reading this book is a bit like having someone shout facts at you continuously for a few hours! Moore has collated a vast swathe of information on Bush and the administration, and revels in the facts and figures he has. However, Moore has a very extreme point of view (IMO) and I would like to see the anti-Moore point of view presented as well in order to get a balanced overview of the state of America. As with all fanatics, he only presents one viewpoint, without the balancing side being represented at all. A lot of this book also reads as a "manual" on "how to be a good American", and as a non-American I skipped over these bits. I did find his tone very patronising in places, but again, this may be because I am reading the advice as an "outsider".
Overall this was an interesting read and it did raise a few good questions, and made you think about some of the points he raised. It is terribly outdated however, and there needs to be an Anti-Moore publication somewhere to balance the views. But overall a worthy read.
Overall this was an interesting read and it did raise a few good questions, and made you think about some of the points he raised. It is terribly outdated however, and there needs to be an Anti-Moore publication somewhere to balance the views. But overall a worthy read.