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Sitaram · Site Admin Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 1079

Michael Moore's Movie "Farhenheit 9/11"

SFG75 · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject:

Showcase???

Sitaram · Site Admin Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 1079

SFG75 · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

Interesting review Sitaram. I know that some would take issue with the claims made in it. For one, the part about the members of the Saudi royal family being allowd to leave without being interviewed was contested in a few articles, though for the life of me, I couldn't locate them again. The closest that I could get to that source was thisBlog post on a conservative site.

I agree entirely with your thoughts about fundamentalist Islam. It is interesting to note that it's roots run to an individual by the last name of Quttib. From what I understand, he came to America in the 1950s and visited Colorado State University and took some education courses. He had a journal and took note of th decadence and baachanalian behavior that he witnessed at parties. Disenchanted, he went back and advocated for a theocratic state. The Egyptian government had him killed and the rest is history as his teachings and preachings have gained a lot of notoriety. I'm not all that familiar with the Wahhibi sect of Islam, but I've heard that Quttib is a very ifnluential figure.

As for Moore's movie, I believe that he is correct in so far as Saudi royal family members and other prominent Saudis are given a pass given to who they are related to. It's amusing that we invaded Iraq on the premise of "contact" between Iraq and Al-Qaeda, which supposedly justifies it. By that standard, the fact that Saudis were on the planes when 911 occured and that the Saudis provided funding for Muslim madrassa schools where anti-American teachings are taught everyday, then perhaps we should wage war on our top ally. Then again, what can the Saudis do? They want to remain stable, and giving away greenbacks in exchange for not having radicals stir up trouble in your nation was worth it, at least so they thought. So in that regard, I think Moore went a tadbit too far. A leader must be practical and we must remember that practicality is something that is important for each and every individual nation to decide for themselves, even if it is to the detriment of others, most notably, us.

The part that really got me the most was the mother who viewed the White House and who then started crying, she had evidently lost her son in the war on Iraq. Granted it's an all-volunteer army, but there are socio-economic undertones that are important to consider. If you are young and can't go to the state college, what are you going to do besides earning $5.15 an hour flipping burgers??

Excellent film-though I think you should see Bowling for Columbine. A good film and one that I think would really inspire a good conversation in relation to guns and American society and culture.

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