Thursday, 16 July 2009

STUPID WHITE MEN by Michael Moore

These days I've been reading some chapters of this book by M.Moore, writer and also director of doccumentaries like "Bowling for columbine" or "Fahrenheit 9/11". I've also read this book in Spanish, so it has been easy for me to understand his opinions. As he do in his films and other books, he offers the reader his critical point of view about the American "way-of-life" going through political, economycs, education or health system. His idea of USA it's clear in the chapters' titles as "Idiot nation" or "We're number 1!!!" (ironically, of course).
From the Writer's notes to the last chapter he doesn't leave anything out of focus. He take a realistic "picture" of problems in his society. He also gives possible solutions to other World conflicts (Orient, Ireland...). At the end, he says in the intro that he had thought the book was never been released (the editorial was wery reactive to publish it after 11-S).
The second chapter is one of my favourites. It's a letter to the "commandant in thief" George W. Bush praying him to leave the Presidence because the world is in serious danger with Bush hands near "the red button". He says about him pearls like "analfabethic", "dumb", "crybaby", "alcoholic"... In other chapters he criticize all the members of his department, in the extreme right idealism, very conservative people and most of them frieds of "Daddy Bush" (they are who are the real governators who move W as he was a puppet).
In the other hand, he also critices Democrats fainthearted representats, who couldn't react after the solution of the elections (Moore compare it with a Banana Republic "democracy"). Also tells us the "progressist political" of Bill Clinton who seduces people with the saxophone while he cut Social issues.
In conclusion, very funny book to read and understand the weaknesses of American society. I recommend you.

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