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ok, i know lots of you people are going to say when i suggest this book to read, but i want you to look past your beliefs and read it anyways. STUPID WHITE MEN!!! READ IT! It's one of teh best books i've read EVER! For anyone not recognizing it, it's Michael Moores Book, he's the same guy that won the academy award for "Bowling For Columbine". There's So many points i could talk about but frankly he brings up WAY to much. It's a must read for any politically motivated person. If your against Mike's views, still read it, he's well imformed and in most cases RIGHT! If fo no other reason read it just to re-affirm your own beliefs by mentally answering his propositions in your head against him. After all to have faith it needs to be challeneged otherwise it's blind. But anyways, everyone BUY IT! It even gives tips on how to avoid school rules and give you more freedom by knowing your rights.

PS Anyone who likes Matt Good, this is the American Matthew Good.
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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At first I thought that "STUPID WHITE MEN!!!" was supposed to be an insult, and I was wondering what the book was called. :lol:
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Post by Susan »

Stupid White Men was a good read. I recommend it.
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Post by starvingeyes »

michael moore is a fat bastard and an intellectual coward. sure, he can talk shit to charleton heston, but i'd like to see him try the same crap on me.

the guys is a complete fucking dumbass without a point.
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i assume you read the book and didn't agree with him? Then by all means you have done all i suggested, but many people go into it with out a open mind, i hope you weren't one of those people. Just wondering, What part of his book did you find to be horse shit?
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Post by starvingeyes »

what part of it did i find to be horseshit? the title. i didn't go any further.

but i have seen both of his movies. i would've read more of his stuff if the man had anything useful to say. unfortunately, he doesn't.

the guy is an idiot.
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i suggest you read his book before you pass judgement on it then, i haven't seen either of his movies yet so i wouldn't know whether it's the same, but i found his book very informed and satirical, how can you claim to be logical and inteligent when you decide not to read a book because the name sounds dumb? As for anyone worried that he spends teh whole time trashing Republicans, don't worry the last half is full of anti-democratness, and things such as calling them "wannabe Republicans" or "republicans withut the balls"
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Post by starvingeyes »

i don't need to read the book. i already know what he's got to say: a whole lot of nothing.
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ok then, but being a lover of freedom, please don't keep other people from reading it
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Post by Venom »

well i agree with Chris on this one. Michael Moore is a moron!
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Post by Susan »

Mayhaps so, but the book entertained me.
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ok, i'll ask you then, What part of his book did you would like to disprove the most?
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Post by Sufjan Stevens »

Face it Sean, not too many people like Michael Moore. To most people, he's either an America-hating fastass or a know-nothing politcal trash talker. But those people either don't know his work or know too much about how things run with the world (IE Venom and Chris). That's just how it is.
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Post by Axtech »

Since you haven't read the book, what about Bowling... do you think is bullshit?
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it's not a documentary, that's for damn sure.
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.


Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
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Post by nelison »

Bowling is an eye-opening movie.
No need for any of you guys to point out all the editing flaws and such, we all know them, and we've debated them before.

I felt Stupid White Men was great. It makes you want to get out and change the world. I know after reading it I felt like a type of fire was lit in my stomach.

Great thing about is that it's all sourced and everything so if you question something you can easily look it up.

Personally I don't see how doing that is any different then what you guys, who think he's a moron do... I can easily say you guys are morons. Hell I can say everyone's a moron, so really your opinion doesn't mean a whole lot since really we are all just a bunch of morons.
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You're a moron. :mrgreen:
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i already want to change the world, i don't need an entertaining movie dressed as a documentary to feel that way. all "i need is a place to stand and i will move the earth." - Archimedes
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.


Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
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Post by Axtech »

So, because you don't need motivation, someone elses ideas are automatically moronic?
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i never called him a moron. although since he's trying to make a point in his "documentary" he souldn't have to resort to specialized editing. that completely underminds his point.
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.


Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
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