Comments on: Michael Moore is not your daddy http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673 BTC News: News, politics, opinion and satire Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Weldon Berger http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673/comment-page-1#comment-1102639 Weldon Berger Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:56:01 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673#comment-1102639 Hey, Run. I agree, but what in particular are you thinking about? Hey, Run. I agree, but what in particular are you thinking about?

]]> By: run75441 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673/comment-page-1#comment-1102625 run75441 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:16:24 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673#comment-1102625 weldon: The system is only part of the issue. weldon:

The system is only part of the issue.

]]> By: paul taldone http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673/comment-page-1#comment-1098662 paul taldone Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:03:03 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673#comment-1098662 Weldon thanks for the dialoge. Of course I want to get the last word. I was not looking for a particular solution or stating the movie give a solution. I never said that others might have though I'm sure. I would like to ask effective at what ? Will you be on the street with a direction to go toward national healthcare or will you just talk about how crazy the healthcare industry is,how funny the movie was ,and of course the coments Bush makes. I have learned that I have become confused at the point of the movie. Somehow I was thinking and others also that Moore was to be a leader in issues that he brings forth.I realized why would I expect that. It is just a movie. Why would I put this social judgement on it that it has to guide. I don't expect Frontline to give an answer.I think his movie just brings about the frustration in people and reminds them that it is all messed up.He didn't uncover anything new. But now they are like great thanks for the reminder now what? I ask you Weldon now that it is up to us what are your suggestion or what will you do to advance national healthcare? I think my personnel frustration comes from our generation.Moore's movies just really bring about cynicism (sorry bad spelling)for our generation. We will not achieve anything by watching a movie and saying that was great and funny now back to noraml life. That is what happened with the other movies.I guess I say this because usually people are praising him saying the movie will stimulate debate and things to change. They say that is why Moore made the movie. But those people don't then go out and carry the debate further.We just laugh at it all. If we want better healthcare it is not gonna happen from our couches. And I feel because the movie is really just cynicism that never happens. So as I say it's just entertainment and I should not criticize it because it was not more, because it was definitly worth the $8.50 to see, I will say that.I remember hearing a story about Jews in Germany before WW2 at how they just shrugged and would joke at all the laws against them that Hitler was making.Losing library privileges ,not able to go to public parks, had to be in before night, and then we all now what happened. From what I here about the sixities protestes large and small were a daily occurance.In Europe people demand something they hit the streets .Protets are very common throughout the world except America. I was at a party last night and I brought up so what do we do next now that Moore made us aware of the healthcare crisis. No responses.Not even suggestions. Got any? Please don't say the other safe answer "write your representative" done that.Millions I'm sure do that. It is easy to have an intern check e-mail and letters then send the offical letter. Pose that question to your friends please, I am genuinely intrested in their responses. Also I think Moore should ingnore us it is his movie and he can do what he wants with it and we shouldn't expect it to be our movie or our idea of how the movie should have been made,or for that matter the message. That was my mistake. I guess I'll ask Hilary and Obama what to do next. Weldon thanks for the dialoge. Of course I want to get the last word. I was not looking for a particular solution or stating the movie give a solution. I never said that others might have though I’m sure. I would like to ask effective at what ? Will you be on the street with a direction to go toward national healthcare or will you just talk about how crazy the healthcare industry is,how funny the movie was ,and of course the coments Bush makes. I have learned that I have become confused at the point of the movie. Somehow I was thinking and others also that Moore was to be a leader in issues that he brings forth.I realized why would I expect that. It is just a movie. Why would I put this social judgement on it that it has to guide. I don’t expect Frontline to give an answer.I think his movie just brings about the frustration in people and reminds them that it is all messed up.He didn’t uncover anything new. But now they are like great thanks for the reminder now what? I ask you Weldon now that it is up to us what are your suggestion or what will you do to advance national healthcare? I think my personnel frustration comes from our generation.Moore’s movies just really bring about cynicism (sorry bad spelling)for our generation. We will not achieve anything by watching a movie and saying that was great and funny now back to noraml life. That is what happened with the other movies.I guess I say this because usually people are praising him saying the movie will stimulate debate and things to change. They say that is why Moore made the movie. But those people don’t then go out and carry the debate further.We just laugh at it all. If we want better healthcare it is not gonna happen from our couches. And I feel because the movie is really just cynicism that never happens. So as I say it’s just entertainment and I should not criticize it because it was not more, because it was definitly worth the $8.50 to see, I will say that.I remember hearing a story about Jews in Germany before WW2 at how they just shrugged and would joke at all the laws against them that Hitler was making.Losing library privileges ,not able to go to public parks, had to be in before night, and then we all now what happened. From what I here about the sixities protestes large and small were a daily occurance.In Europe people demand something they hit the streets .Protets are very common throughout the world except America. I was at a party last night and I brought up so what do we do next now that Moore made us aware of the healthcare crisis. No responses.Not even suggestions. Got any? Please don’t say the other safe answer “write your representative” done that.Millions I’m sure do that. It is easy to have an intern check e-mail and letters then send the offical letter. Pose that question to your friends please, I am genuinely intrested in their responses. Also I think Moore should ingnore us it is his movie and he can do what he wants with it and we shouldn’t expect it to be our movie or our idea of how the movie should have been made,or for that matter the message. That was my mistake. I guess I’ll ask Hilary and Obama what to do next.

]]> By: Weldon Berger http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673/comment-page-1#comment-1098619 Weldon Berger Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:22:32 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673#comment-1098619 Paul, I understand your point, I just disagree with it on grounds of practicality -- that is, I think the movie will be more effective as is than it would have been had it prescribed a particular solution. Obviously that's not the case for you and others who have criticised his approach, and of course ultimately we'll never know which was the better approach since we only get to see the outcome of the one he took. It's just my opinion, and the answer to your last question -- "Who am I to tell Moore how to make his movies?" -- is the same for you as it is for me. We've got every right to criticize or praise him and he's got every right to ignore us, assuming the occasion ever arose. Paul, I understand your point, I just disagree with it on grounds of practicality — that is, I think the movie will be more effective as is than it would have been had it prescribed a particular solution. Obviously that’s not the case for you and others who have criticised his approach, and of course ultimately we’ll never know which was the better approach since we only get to see the outcome of the one he took.

It’s just my opinion, and the answer to your last question — “Who am I to tell Moore how to make his movies?” — is the same for you as it is for me. We’ve got every right to criticize or praise him and he’s got every right to ignore us, assuming the occasion ever arose.

]]> By: paul taldone http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673/comment-page-1#comment-1098577 paul taldone Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:01:29 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1673#comment-1098577 P.S. Who am I to tell Moore how to make his movies? P.S. Who am I to tell Moore how to make his movies?

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