Idiot Nation

Whenever I read something or see the movies of Michael Moore I understand the message that I think he is trying to convey, but it becomes distorted in his long winded, self-indulgent monologues. After the first couple of pages in this essay I finally started to see that he was arguing for better funding of the education system. That part made a lot of sense to me. His portrayal of how bad it is in some schools may be a little exaggerated, but to say that kids are sometimes asked to learn in the gym because of funding issues is a real fact in some poor districts. His remaining arguments are in most cases more opinion than fact, but he does have some facts just not enough to fully back his arguments.

That to me is the biggest problem with Michael Moore; you can’t fully take him seriously. Anyone who stretches the truth to fit an agenda, whether liberal or conservative is not worth the time to listen or read. The facts are valid, but his opinion is just that his opinion. Most of his works are a mass of opinion which makes it hard to believe all the “fluff” he gives to the topics he chooses to talk about. The subject matter is very important, who does not want more funding for education, or maybe to know that corporations are motivated by profit. We are educated enough to know this or at least understand it. My question is can he give us practical solutions to the problems instead of aggravating high school teachers and administrators.