Originally Posted By mawnck >>his point that most Americans are just too blind (or stupid) to see how they are being manipulated by Wall Street is right on the money. << Exactly why I'm so ticked at him. Who's he making his point to? The people who need to have this point drilled into their heads won't be seeing this movie. >>it shouldn't come as a surprise when the Obama's and Oprah were being idolized last week, particularly on Friday, for running in to seal the deal.<< Idolized? Do you have any examples besides MSNBC? I think you're perceiving something that wasn't there. The fact that they reported the story doesn't indicate that anyone was being idolized.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>My biggest fear is it is only going to get worse. We are in the age of the loudest getting the attention, whether or not that person is right.<< I agree totally. I keep hoping this is just a passing trend, that at some point the combined shrillness of Limbaugh/Beck etc. will give way to a more logic based, less combative style of debate. But it seems a long way off, if ever.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Exactly why I'm so ticked at him. Who's he making his point to? The people who need to have this point drilled into their heads won't be seeing this movie." Fair enough. Maybe what is needed are some additional film makers with clout who can take a look at these topics from the same angle, but with a different voice. At the moment MM is the only real bankable documentary filmmaker who discusses these topics.
