[lbo-talk] F911 and the PMC

[Doug Henwood]

Comrade Cox likes to say F911 is like half an agitational leaflet, 
the other half being the action items. Well, judging from this post 
to my Yale class of '75 listserv, my window into the thinking of the 
upper end of the NPR liberal demographic, they're providing the 
second half - though not in the way Carrol would like:


>The film was over the top, and yet I came away with a powerful and 
>hopefully clear picture thanks to Moore's view of the information. 
>Yes, his opinion is the shape.  There is alot to be said for the 
>community that is being created around political beliefs right now. 
>Sitting in a sold out theater with like-minded folks, catcalls, 
>boo's and whoops of laughter at Moore's presentation of Bush et al.. 
>and then congregating outside the theater to discuss it all with 
>strangers....I found it powerful, distressing, with total visual and 
>information overload.  I do feel compelled to really go beyond the 
>ordinary to oust Bush.  Taking time off to go register voters in 
>swing states is one option.
>
>I hosted a Move-On party (yes, Arthur) to listen to Michael Moore's 
>comments about the film and his ideas on how to move forward. The 
>group discussion afterwards was great. And I'm hosting a phone bank 
>on Sunday to call out and register voters.