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Originally posted by maximusveritas
Moore's movies may not technically be documentaries, but that doesn't mean they aren't truthful or factual. They just present the facts from a biased viewpoint with significant editorializing tacked on.
I think a good comparison for Moore's work would be Fox News. Both purport to objectively tell the truth, but we all know that both selectively choose the information they present in order to push their respective agendas. They'll both occasionally even get facts wrong or present unverified stories. This doesn't mean they are liars or that there is nothing to be gained by watching them.
I think most of us here are informed enough to see Moore's films and Fox News for what they are. The problem is that there are plenty of people out there who are complteley uninformed and there is the fear that they will be unable to critically consider what they see on the screen and just take it to be the whole truth when there is usually more to the story.
I'm going to reserve judgement on this particular movie until I see it.
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