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Well this thing has just turned into a schoolyard argument since I left, which is why I stay out of here in the first place.
Michael Moore lies...ooohhhh, stop the presses. We all lie, get over it.
The original post showed a story that used "Roger and Me" as an example of how Moore lies. I think most people miss the point of the original movie. He was just trying to show how the big coporation was screwing the little guy. The reason most people in the movie were so upset over it, was they felt they were deceived. In a sense they were. Moore never thought he was making a "feature film". He thought at the most it was going to get picked up by PBS as a documentary.
Fred Ross and Rhonda Britton complain they only got $100. So. Did I miss the part where it said "Starring Fred Ross and Rhonda Britton" at the beginning? Nobody else in the film got any money. It was a documentary.
The article talks about how he gave Flint a bad name. While he didn't help the image, he didn't hurt it. It put us on the map again. The problem was the politicians in the area weren't able to save the city after GM left.They put all of their eggs in one basket and kept spending after the money left. That mayor was recalled and the residents were dumb enough to elect a convicted criminal with a history of burning down his businesses as the current mayor. We can't blame Moore for that.
But enough of the ranting. I know now why I stay out of the political forum. But I simply caution anyone to start spewing facts about "Roger and Me" and what it did to Flint unless you live here.
Aside from all of that, it's still a good area and I'll buy any of you a beer if you feel like coming through.
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