[lbo-talk] Double Standard: Israel and Saudi Arabia

[Jon Johanning]

Aside from any other consideration, if Moore had replaced any segment 
of F911 (my choice would be the ice cream truck caper, but that's just 
me) with a discussion of Israel's role, we all know what would have 
happened: nothing else in the whole film would have been talked about. 
Everyone's attention would have been monopolized with yet another 
scream-fest over Israel-Palestine, which as usual would have settled 
nothing.

Israel-Palestine is no doubt a very important topic -- important enough 
to call for its own film treatment. (And of course there have already 
been many.) Someone passionately concerned with that issue should step 
up and make one as attention-getting as F911. And good luck fending off 
the outraged attacks that person will get, whichever side of the issue 
she or he is on.

Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org
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