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I don't think his intent is to change the "other" side's pov, that doesn't happen even with "solid" facts, AFAIK. My impression is his material is for the average bloke who walks away thinking, "A lot more injuries occur from accidents due to guns in the house than I realized" or "Maybe our economy is based on fear and consumption."
No harm in either of those ideas and I don't see the need in telling Moore to shut it--those of us with carefully researched and presented data still get told to shut it so it's not like his actions are damaging my points or making people who would otherwise listen to me now ignore me.
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My concern is that the "average bloke" walks away from one of his books or shows and thinks "wow that stuff is really powerful, maybe I haven't been giving that critical-left point of view enough attention/respect" - great! - and then reads an article like the one I started with in the Times or talks to a friend who has read one, and then he thinks "asshole. there he was saying that he was standing for truth against the lies that the government and businesses throw at us and what do you know? the guy was making it up, just like the politicians. jerk. next time i'll know better then to belive that lefty crap." - not great!
PS The numbers are not the order I plan to read them in. They are the reverse date order of addittion - the way amazon.com sorts Wish Lists. Thanks for the suggestions.