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Michael Moore Books: Political Humor, Criticism, Corporations And United States Government
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Published: October 1, 2007
Like the number of zeros on a corporate CEO's paycheck, the number of impeachable offenses committed by President Bush continues to grow. Just when Americans think the United States government cannot become any more corrupt, another scandal is unearthed and another official resigns to spend more time with the family. Regardless of where individuals reside on the political spectrum, today's political scene is difficult to bear.
However, Americans can look toward academy-award winning filmmaker and #1 best-selling author Michael Moore to cope with this country's many hypocrisies. Michael Moore's books not only express the frustration many people are feeling today, but his political humor has a therapeutic effect on readers who feel betrayed by the United States government.
Michael Moore's books contain many criticisms, but in every work, he disproves the belief that anyone can succeed in this country if they have a strong work ethic. In his book, “Downsize This!,” Michael Moore uses many personal stories, as well as statistics, to illustrate that instead of being rewarded for helping a business reach success, workers lose their jobs because corporations down-size to make even more profit. In fact, Michael Moore states that Manpower, Inc, a temporary employment agency, has replaced General Motors as the number one U.S. employer. Because people live in fear of being laid off, they are forced to suffer silently when denied benefits. Michael Moore calls the corporate disregard for worker's rights “economic terrorism.” Despite the needs of many Americans for government assistance, million-dollar corporations continue to receive tax breaks. In fact, Michael Moore states corporations receive $170 billion from the United States government annually, for items they alone should be responsible for financing.
Reading these statistics can be very disheartening, but Michael Moore eases the pain through his political humor. Michael Moore's books are filled with amusing criticisms to help readers remain hopeful, despite feeling powerless in today's democratic society. In his book, “Stupid White Men and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation,” the title itself is enough to garner a snicker or two. In the book he describes how the current administration stole the presidency in an American Coup, and profiles the real power players, like Dick Cheney, that reside behind the "Commander-in-Thief." Michael Moore explains despite the administration's many declarations to protect the people, Bush's verbal ineptitude is among the greatest threats to American security. In his letter to the president, Michael Moore states:
“One thing is clear to everyone—you can't speak the English language in sentences we can comprehend. At first, the way you mangled words and sentences seemed cute, almost charming. But after a while it became worrisome. Then in an interview you broke America's decades-long policy toward Taiwan, saying we were willing to do ‘whatever it took' to defend Taiwan, even suggesting we might deploy troops there. Jeez, George, the whole world flipped out; before you knew it, everyone was at Defcon 3.”
In this quote, Michael Moore demonstrates how Bush, in just a few short sentences, not only showed his ignorance in foreign affairs, but managed to put the world community on high military alert.
Although Bush has no grasp of the English language, his puppeteers certainly do. In Michael Moore's “Dude, Where's My Country?,” he explains how the Bush Administration has used fear and language manipulation to slowly strip away liberties in the name of safety. Michael Moore writes:
“They call it a war on ‘terror.' How exactly do you conduct a war on a noun? Wars are fought against countries, religions, and peoples. They are not fought against nouns or problems and any time it has been attempted—the ‘war on drugs,' the ‘war on poverty'—it fails. Our leaders would have us believe this is a guerrilla war, fought by thousands of foreign terrorist-soldiers hidden on our soils. But this is not what is taking place, and it is time to do a reality check. Americans are rarely targets of international terrorism, and almost never on US soil.”
Michael Moore argues that by utilizing the vague words “war on terror,” government officials give themselves unrestricted power. These undefined terms allow the government to over extend its powers and thereby chisel away at the people's civil rights.
These excerpts are only a small segment of the bittersweet wisdom and political humor Michael Moore provides in his best-selling books. Although the government continues to disappoint many American people, Michael Moore continues to spread hope and true American ideals to many through his writing.
Sources:
Moore, Michael. Downsize This! New York: Crown, 1996.
Moore, Michael. Dude, Where's My Country? New York: Warner, 2003.
Moore, Michael. Stupid White Men. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
Michael Moore's books contain many criticisms, but in every work, he disproves the belief that anyone can succeed in this country if they have a strong work ethic. In his book, “Downsize This!,” Michael Moore uses many personal stories, as well as statistics, to illustrate that instead of being rewarded for helping a business reach success, workers lose their jobs because corporations down-size to make even more profit. In fact, Michael Moore states that Manpower, Inc, a temporary employment agency, has replaced General Motors as the number one U.S. employer. Because people live in fear of being laid off, they are forced to suffer silently when denied benefits. Michael Moore calls the corporate disregard for worker's rights “economic terrorism.” Despite the needs of many Americans for government assistance, million-dollar corporations continue to receive tax breaks. In fact, Michael Moore states corporations receive $170 billion from the United States government annually, for items they alone should be responsible for financing.
Reading these statistics can be very disheartening, but Michael Moore eases the pain through his political humor. Michael Moore's books are filled with amusing criticisms to help readers remain hopeful, despite feeling powerless in today's democratic society. In his book, “Stupid White Men and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation,” the title itself is enough to garner a snicker or two. In the book he describes how the current administration stole the presidency in an American Coup, and profiles the real power players, like Dick Cheney, that reside behind the "Commander-in-Thief." Michael Moore explains despite the administration's many declarations to protect the people, Bush's verbal ineptitude is among the greatest threats to American security. In his letter to the president, Michael Moore states:
“One thing is clear to everyone—you can't speak the English language in sentences we can comprehend. At first, the way you mangled words and sentences seemed cute, almost charming. But after a while it became worrisome. Then in an interview you broke America's decades-long policy toward Taiwan, saying we were willing to do ‘whatever it took' to defend Taiwan, even suggesting we might deploy troops there. Jeez, George, the whole world flipped out; before you knew it, everyone was at Defcon 3.”
In this quote, Michael Moore demonstrates how Bush, in just a few short sentences, not only showed his ignorance in foreign affairs, but managed to put the world community on high military alert.
Although Bush has no grasp of the English language, his puppeteers certainly do. In Michael Moore's “Dude, Where's My Country?,” he explains how the Bush Administration has used fear and language manipulation to slowly strip away liberties in the name of safety. Michael Moore writes:
“They call it a war on ‘terror.' How exactly do you conduct a war on a noun? Wars are fought against countries, religions, and peoples. They are not fought against nouns or problems and any time it has been attempted—the ‘war on drugs,' the ‘war on poverty'—it fails. Our leaders would have us believe this is a guerrilla war, fought by thousands of foreign terrorist-soldiers hidden on our soils. But this is not what is taking place, and it is time to do a reality check. Americans are rarely targets of international terrorism, and almost never on US soil.”
Michael Moore argues that by utilizing the vague words “war on terror,” government officials give themselves unrestricted power. These undefined terms allow the government to over extend its powers and thereby chisel away at the people's civil rights.
These excerpts are only a small segment of the bittersweet wisdom and political humor Michael Moore provides in his best-selling books. Although the government continues to disappoint many American people, Michael Moore continues to spread hope and true American ideals to many through his writing.
Sources:
Moore, Michael. Downsize This! New York: Crown, 1996.
Moore, Michael. Dude, Where's My Country? New York: Warner, 2003.
Moore, Michael. Stupid White Men. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
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