Pretty good.
I realize that most of the reviews of this movie are real long and well-worded, but I just wanted tosay that as a Bush supporter, or at very least a conservative, I appreciate this movie. I probably don't agree with many of your political views, but I like your method of presentation. I can't stand Michael Moore. All he does is preach half-thruths as fact, but your movie makes only claims from what is obvious to anyone with half a brain. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, I appreciate an open mind from the opposite side. Without people like you, us commies have no way to refine our viewpoints ;)
I happen to like Michael Moore, but mainly because he gives the right a taste of their own medicine. In that case, he's one filmmaker against all of Fox "News" and their ilk. I think it's a fair touché.
As for your half brain comment, that's what I feel about my work too. But judging from the current sociopolitical climate and the responses from the average "man on the street," it would appear that a surprising number of Americans are operating with less than half a brain...
Well
Well I must admit that you have provided all the anti war folks out there with exactly what they want to hear. Fact is though, War is not good for economy. Hell, unless you are watching the S&P 500 you really aren't getting a good representation of how good or bad the economy is doing anyway. As for you comment on Fox News, do you believe they are not fair because you have some proof of their biased, or because they do not tell you what you want to hear by bashing Bush every time his name is mentioned. I mean, their owner was at a Kerry fund raiser just a few weeks back. But hey facts don’t mean anything right, just as long as you make Bush look bad. After all, if we where looking at facts why does it seem everyone forgets the mass graves in Iraq, or the two wars Saddam started, along with the fact that the many members UN where in bed with the guy. Could it be a matter of convenience? That’s what I would bet. The oil deal isn’t working for you either, since Iraq is hardly pumping out any oil at all right now, that is why it cost me $2.50 a gallon to fill up my car. Also every dollar maid on Iraq oil sales goes to Iraq, not the US.
Your faith in the U.N. astonishes me as well. Since when do we take orders from the UN? And the fact that Saddam was working with people in the Oil for Food to pocket most of the money shows that the UN isn’t the grand perfect agency that you have probably convinced yourself it is. And Iraq did have connections to Al Queda, just not 9/11. The Bush administration never claimed it had any connection with 9/11, that is something anit-Bush people dreamed up. Also this is a war on all terrorism everywhere, and Saddam was a strong supporter of terrorist. You can dream up all the reason why 9/11 is America’s fault, but you can never justify the outright murder of 3,000 people. I wonder if you’re one of those people who blames a girl who gets raped because she acts ‘provocatively’, and thus ‘brought it upon herself’.
Yours facts about why Al Queda attacked us is wrong as well. They aren’t attacking us over Israel, they are attacking us because when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the CIA pour resources into the Rebels there, but then pulled their support because relations with the Soviet Union began to improve. They became angry with the US and it started to grow after that. May I suggest a History book. Mostly you go off assumptions, not facts, and I assure you that that is very dangerous. As Israel goes, I think it is only fair to say both sides are at fault there. Maybe you should try looking these thinks up from now on. But what do I know, I guess I’m just ‘brainwashed’ as well since I work off facts and not assumptions.
War may not be good for the economy in general, but as I said. The day we declared that all UN inspectors should pull out of Iraq, I watched the stock tickers for a solid half hour, and not a single one displayed anything other than an upward pointing green arrow. I challenge you to observe that on any normal day.
Fox news announces the coming election as "X # of days until Bush is reelected." I would consider that biased.
Pick a country in Africa, and chances are you'll find rampant civil war, callous dictators, genocide, and mass graves. However, we invaded Iraq. Clearly something other than the rule of a megalomaniacal dictator was the impetus for our actions.
At $2.50 a gallon, I wonder how much money the oil giants in the US are making in profit. I wonder if the Bush family, with their ample and well documented connections with both the US oil conglomerates and the Saudis, are seeing any of that money in the form of campaign contributions?
It's rather hard to pump oil out of a country when the populace is trying to vehemently reject an invading army. And while the money for their oil does go "to Iraq" it goes to the companies we've put in place to oversee their reconstruction.
The UN is not perfect. No organization of humans can ever be. But their decision to stand up against unprovoked, unilateral war against a sovereign nation was, and still is, the only correct stance in the face of the facts we had then, and even have now at hand. Our war on Iraq was unjust, and the security of every American has suffered due to it.
3,000 US civilians died in 9/11. 11487 Iraqi civilians have died in our current war. Neither group of people had anything to do with those actions which brought about their deaths. You cannot justify blood with blood.
Yes, there was the war with the Soviets, there is also Israel, a third is the western influence on their culture, undercutting their fundamentalist beliefs. The exact reasons for the Al Qaeda's hatred of America are many and varied. The point is, our invading Iraq does nothing to suppress, restrict, or limit their actions. All it does is create another reason for them to turn themselves and their vehicles into bombs. Terrorism is an idea, and you cannot fight a war against an idea. Our actions have only added fuel to the already heightening fire, reduced budgets for legitimate homeland defense, and turned those allies we had into wary observers.
I have indeed taken your criticism to heart, and I am in the midst of a full revision of my website and all the included works. I am only one person however, and fact checking is tedious and sometimes expensive. You can rest assured that as soon as I have the pertinent facts verified by a third party, I will update this movie's info as well, and provide notations where possible.
While you are not as brainwashed as some, I would suggest spending an entire week watching foreign news with an open mind. Our media is becoming ever more partisan, and I feel it is perhaps the greatest threat to American democracy we have ever faced.
Meh...
The whole "war improves the economy" theory is commonly accepted with little proof. Take a look at the stock ticker for an hour after news that 30 Marines were killed in Fallujah. Take a look at the stocks when the terror level is increased.
This is true, but this is hardly your typical war. Our economy did very well during the first portions of the war as we mobilized and increased production. Once we realized we were in for the long haul in a country that vehemently wanted us out, things began to change.
That does not change the fact that the stock market took a sharp upturn immediately after we announced that all UN inspectors should pull out of Iraq. War itself may not be good for the economy, but the prospect thereof certainly convinces investors to dump more money into stocks.
Unbelievable
First of all, the dude who just typed "fuck america" must be the dumbest sack of shit ever. Enough about pricks like him. The movie was great. It was simple and to the point. It revealed something about war that is not known very well, the fact that war speeds up the economy. I am completely against this war in Iraq and any every bit of evidence to prove (if it isn't obvious already) that President Bush's (I am deep in regret to call him the president of my country) actions are unwarranted and greedy. I also like the fact that you respond to everybody's reviews (even Mr. sack of shit's "fuck america" review) to acquire feedback from your viewers. I hope you continue to make flash movies like this one.
Thanks. A true democracy requires respect for all viewpoints, contrary to our own though they may be. I can't really hold it against people who are woefully misinformed...FOX "news" is the #1 "news" supplier in the nation after all.
Anyway, I'm glad my message gets through to some people...that's been the point of this series of animations. Simple, direct, and hopefully powerful statements about the world we're living in. My inspiration has dried up a bit as of late, but I will surely continue this series as inspiration hits me.
Interesting
"Modern globalization, Coupled with condemnations, Unnecessary death, Matador corporations, Puppeting your frustrations, With the blinded flag, Manufacturing consent, Is the name of the game, The bottom line is money,
Nobody gives a fuck. 4000 hungry children leave us per hour, From starvation, While billions are spent on bombs, Creating death showers" SOAD
I agree with every messages in each of your movies. I just am not that much informed about politics. I can not just watch all these news about war knowing that I can't do a thing to stop them. But I still am awaiting for your next movie and hoping it will inform me about recent events.
Thanks, glad you appreciate them. My next movie is going to take a while...planning something a bit more epic. In the meantime check out takebackthemedia.com and indymedia.org I know I'm not supposed to plug other sites in here, but these have some non-corporate media that will give you a clearer picture of what's going on in the world.