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- Publisher: Harpercollins (Short Disc) (31 May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060530901
- ISBN-13: 978-0060530907
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (140 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,209,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Stupid White Men, Michael Moore's screed against "Thief-in-Chief" George Bush's power elite, hit No. 1 at Amazon.com within days of publication. Why? It's as fulminating and crammed with infuriating facts as any right-wing bestseller, as irreverent as The Onion, and as noisily entertaining as a wrestling smackdown. Moore offers a more interesting critique of the 2000 election than Ralph Nader's Crashing the Party (he argued with Nader, his old boss, who sacked him), and he's serious when he advocates ousting Bush. But Moore's rage is outrageous, couched in shameless gags and madcap comedy: "Old white men wielding martinis and wearing dickies have occupied our nation's capital.... Launch the SCUD missiles! Bring us the head of Antonin Scalia!... We are no longer [able] to hold free and fair elections. We need UN observers, UN troops". Moore's ideas range from on-the-money (Arafat should beat Sharon with Gandhi's non-violent shame tactics) to over-the-top: blacks should put inflatable white dolls in their cars so racist cops will think they're chauffeurs; the ever-more-Republicanesque Democratic Party should be sued for fraud; "no contributions toward advancing our civilization ever came out of the South [except Faulkner, Hellman, and RJ Reynolds]," because it's too hot to think straight there; Korean dictator Kim Jong-il "has got to broaden himself beyond porn and John Wayne" by watching better movies, like Dude, Where's My Car? (which contains "all you need to know about America"). Whatever your politics, Stupid White Men should make you blow your stack. --Tim Appelo
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Michael Moore is America's favourite thorn in the side. With his patented blend of comic provocation and serious advocacy, Moore issues his own Sorry State of the Nation address. In STUPID WHITE MEN, he provides a much-needed alternative to the steady, "let's-line-up-behind-the-President" drumbeat of today's commentators. Few have been willing to speak out with a different point of view lately - until now. Michael Moore is proud to be an American and believes that the strength of a democracy is seen by how well it insures the fullest possible discussion of the issues of the day. Starting with the farcical shenanigans surrounding the November 2000 coup - er, election - in Florida, he reviews the collection of corporate-friendly career politicians George W Bush has chosen to prop up his administration, and confronts Bush in a comic, yet thought-provoking open letter. He takes on issues as diverse as global warming, commercialism in schools, and even the continuing spectre of racism in US society. He challenges Yasser Arafat to mount a campaign of non-violent civil disobedience, challenges employers to hire only black people, even challenges the male gender to clean up its act if men are going to avoid extinction. From the hapless presidency of George W to the sloppy explosion of the tech-stock bubble to the consumer debt epidemic - from the spread of mad-cow disease to Bush's scorched-earth environmental policy - America is collapsing into a political, ethical, fianancial and physical slag heap and Moore leaves no radioactive stone unturned along the way. Entertaining and astonishing in equal measure, STUPID WHITE MEN is the latest and most powerful in Michael Moore's series of acts of satirical subversion, sure to cause controversy.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Examining some skeletons in Americas closet,
This review is from: Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation (Hardcover)
Michael Moore seems to be a fine patriot, in the finest sense of the word. Not following the blind opinion that "my country is the best, my countrymen are the best", he turns the spotlight on his own people and is heavily critical of American politics, politicians, culture, but in a highly amusing and irreverant fashion. The chapters on the election of President Dubya are fascinating reading. Similarly, his opinions on the so-called "recycling" trend, are thought-provoking and intelligent. Moore is a fine patriot because with his unique style of questioning and challenging of the authorities, he is seeking to improve the society in which he lives. Moore cares enough to take unpopular stands against big business, and throughout the book he encourages us to look beyond the obvious when following the news, and to take an active part in society rather than letting it pass us by.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great on sentiment, light on substance...,
This review is from: Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! (Paperback)
Michael Moore, I take my slightly grubby baseball hat off to you sir...I found 'Stupid White Men', although genuine to its very core, to be slightly naive. However, the simplicity could be the intention of the author. If Moore, and I believe this to be the case, wants to reach Middle America with his views then I think he succeeds. If the book is an attempt to galvanise an electorate even more apathetic and disaffected than in this country then I think he succeeds. Where I think the book fails is in its inability to be much more than a tub-thumping rant. That is his style and I accept that, but by doing this he suffocates some serious points and skirts some issues which he could have spent more time discussing rather than say, his reasons for choosing to buy a mini-van. However as I say, he is a comedian and while trying to keep the theme light, you can forgive the authors reluctance to substantiate his statements with any real depth. The exception to this I would say is the fantastic expose of the Bush/Cheney election farce. This first chapter of the book is worth the price alone. If an American citizen can read and understand this without wanting to vomit on the lawn of the white house, then they are a more tolerant nation than I give them credit for. I think Moore is going for the populist vote and why not? It needs more books of this nature to be read by the masses that perhaps cannot get to grips with other political texts. Stupid White Men is funny and intelligent. It's a good diversion from more serious authors such as Chomsky and Pilger and certainly one for the uninitiated.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Perhaps Michael Moore's greatest work yet,
By Martin (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stupid White Men: ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! (Paperback)
America is a land with disintegrating environment, an unelected Government of moronic, corrupt and self-important charlatans, a culture of ignorance, especialyl about the wider world, and prides itself on justice and concern for African-Americans when it is in fact guilty of the exact opposite. All this and more is exposed by Michael Moore, in savegely funny style.The exact facts of the elecetion campaign- the removal of scores of black voters from the Florida electoral register, achieved by a Republican senator working with Jeb Bush, the confusing ballot form which led many Jews to mistakenly vote for a right-wing Anti-Semite when they aaimed ot elect Al Gore, and the efforts to corrupt the military vote- are galling for anyone who believes in American Democracy, and the mentions of Enron involvement take on extra severity now that millions have lost their savings in the whole fiasco. His seciton about how he fears white people is hilarious, especially his suggestions for black people to place 'whites only' signs in places where black people are essnetially denied entry, and his questionas to why the violent lyrics of Bruce Springsteen and The Dixie Chicks are not criticised in the way rappers are. Gee, let me think..... He also looks at international issues from a sideways perspective. The notion that the problems of Northern Ireland can be solved by everyone going Catholic, and his list of reasons why they should, is tongue-in-cheek and should be taken as such. The final chapter is also amusing, detailing his history of involvement with Ralph Nader, and expressing his voiew on how unfair the public have been in accusing him of costing Gore the election. Perfectly true, and a finning finale to a book for everyone who fele the spirit of the 60s still alive.
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