Posted by
Tzimisce on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:49:46 PM
Okay - so you can't trust the government because everything they tell you is a carefully conceived lie. Any "documentary" or "report" from Uncle Sam is really nothing more than an attempt to cover up the truth.
And you can't trust corporations because they too lie to cover up their poor business practices. Again any reference materials from these people is to be viewed with suspicion. They have an agenda after all.
But amazingly enough, you can trust people like Al Gore and Michael Moore when they make "documentaries". These people are motivated by the goodness of their hearts and only want the best for their fellow man. They would *never* allow politics to influence their film making, even if the films in question deal with their personal pet causes. And naturally Gore and Moore are going to clean up at award shows where unbiased, non partisan judges view things in a neutral fashion.
Uh huh - how stupid are you? Ever since the invent of mass media people have known of the power to influence and control the thoughts and ideas of the masses. This was perfected during the 1920's and 1930's when the Russians and Nazi Germans rewrote large tracts of history to make themselves look better. The weaknesses of these pieces is pretty obvious to the modern mind when the materials start referencing dated events and ideas.
But in the modern day these "documentaries" play to a receptive audience that wants to believe. Thus it seems every liberal idiot that writes me starts waving and citing these pieces of garbage.
Here's the thing though: I can't believe that anyone can possibly be that stupid. It's one thing if you want to watch this stuff and internalize it to reinforce your own beliefs, but to actually use it as a source? I don't think so. Better that you go to the sources these films use - course then you have the problem of finding the sources in the bibliography (which might scare you when you see what all was left out.)
Sadly though some people really are that lame.