So I saw Fahrenheit 9/11 tonight.
Wow.
I knew much of what Michael Moore referenced, but to combine the facts with a bit of speculation--I think it raises questions that all Americans need to ask, and see answered: Why is it that those who are calling the shots are never in the line of fire (to quote Ani)? Why is it that out of the 535 members of Congress, only 1 has a child serving in Iraq? What is the connection between the Bushes and the Saudi BinLaden group? What did the government know about 9/11, and what did they seek to keep hidden? What was in the 28 sealed pages of the 9/11 commission report?
Why are some people so apathetic about it all?
Those bombs don't just go boom, they blow off arms, and legs, and faces, and children's noses, and husbands, and wives, and children...
after watching this, I would almost advocate a national draft (this is not even mentioned in the film) just because I think it would cause our nation's "leaders" to think twice, as it is their children that are fighting beside those poor enlistees. Want to make all men and women more equal in this country? Try a draft. We'll back down and pacify quickly.
Go watch it, please. Let me know what you think. And listen to his points--you don't have to be a Bush hater to ask these questions. You just have to have a love for Democracy and the openness that should exist between a government and its peoples.
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