F 9/11 again.
Jun. 27th, 2004 03:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kallistiiOne of the things that I noticed at the film last night, but forgot until someone on Slashdot.org mentioned it is that that majority of the people I saw were in that 18-30 demographic. In fact, there were a number that I would guess were even younger. It was a very young audience there, more in line with a summer blockbuster than some documentry.
Although it was aimed at the Bush regime, F9/11 will have farther reaching consequences...and judging by the demographics, we might see a wave of liberalism in the US that will rival that of the 1960s.
As I mentioned, Slashdot.org (News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters) is having a huge discussion on F9/11. I am finding many of the people attacking it are just parrotting comments made by rightwing/conservative media commentators, many of whom claim to have not seen the movie.
One of the more interesting attempts to fetter this film is a rightwing group that has complained to the elections commission that F9/11 is a political advertising, and ads for it should not be shown on TV starting a month before the Republican National Convention. In some ways, I hope they win since this will cause even more controversy which will increase the film's exposure as it may be starting to wane by then, but it will mean that in 4 years, the Religious Right will not be able to produce a piece of propaganda and use it to further their political objectives.
Another observation made is how strange it is that Howard Stern is also become very anti-Bush. In fact, a comparision of michaelmoore.com and howardstern.com shows that Stern has more anti-bush content on it's front page than Moore does!
In other news, the Canadian election is tomorrow. I didn't find out what I had to do to vote...so I won't have a say this time. I sincerly hope that the so-called Conservatives do not form the next government. I don't think that the Liberals are any better, ethicly and morally, but at least their general trend is closer to what is best for the country. And I think a Conservative win will greatly hurt Canada.
ttyl
Although it was aimed at the Bush regime, F9/11 will have farther reaching consequences...and judging by the demographics, we might see a wave of liberalism in the US that will rival that of the 1960s.
As I mentioned, Slashdot.org (News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters) is having a huge discussion on F9/11. I am finding many of the people attacking it are just parrotting comments made by rightwing/conservative media commentators, many of whom claim to have not seen the movie.
One of the more interesting attempts to fetter this film is a rightwing group that has complained to the elections commission that F9/11 is a political advertising, and ads for it should not be shown on TV starting a month before the Republican National Convention. In some ways, I hope they win since this will cause even more controversy which will increase the film's exposure as it may be starting to wane by then, but it will mean that in 4 years, the Religious Right will not be able to produce a piece of propaganda and use it to further their political objectives.
Another observation made is how strange it is that Howard Stern is also become very anti-Bush. In fact, a comparision of michaelmoore.com and howardstern.com shows that Stern has more anti-bush content on it's front page than Moore does!
In other news, the Canadian election is tomorrow. I didn't find out what I had to do to vote...so I won't have a say this time. I sincerly hope that the so-called Conservatives do not form the next government. I don't think that the Liberals are any better, ethicly and morally, but at least their general trend is closer to what is best for the country. And I think a Conservative win will greatly hurt Canada.
ttyl
