The solution to the drug problem in the US is to treat substance abuse as a medical, not a criminal, issue. How many people do you know that cleaned up as a result of being thrown in jail? My two cents. But, that wasn’t your point.

Terrorists use Fahrenheit 9/11 as a recruiting tool? Maybe, although that’s the first I’ve heard of it. They also use Abu Ghraib and every dead Iraqi civilian as a recruiting tool. Where does the responsibility for that lie?

I don’t care what terrorists use a recruiting tool and what they don’t. I’m not motivated in any way by the interests or activities of terrorists. With the exception of actionable intelligence of the “loose lips sink ships” variety, nothing any of us say, read, or look at should be influenced in any way by the thoughts or actions of terrorists. F*%k them, I say.

I haven’t seen Fahrenheit 9/11 or any other movie of Moore’s, nor have I read his books. I will say that every time I’ve heard him speak on TV or radio, he’s had something to say that I found to be of interest. Even if he was nothing more than a flaming asshole, he has the right to hold and express his opinion. Believe me, there are folks with much more dangerous points of view than Michael Moore.

If you don’t like what he says, don’t listen to him. Dean needs to read the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Maybe you do, too.

You’re way off base on this one.

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First off, I am not advocating that Michael Moore or his movie be banned. Neither is Dean. However, we agree that by buying his movie or paying to see it, you have blood on your hands.

If you buy stolen goods, you encourage theft, right? Purchasing something doesn’t absolve you of responsibility, does it?

There’s a concept in Buddhism called “right livelihood”. In it the Buddhist is challenged to live his beliefs in every facet of his life. As you know I am active in the effort to stop outsourcing. I believe that part of my social responsibility is to buy American produced goods and services and to avoid goods and services made abroad WHENEVER POSSIBLE. Why? Because by doing so I am living my beliefs.

I refuse to see Michael Moore’s movie for the same reason I refuse to buy goods made in Burma: I don’t want to support ideas I don’t believe in. If I could, I would not buy Saudi oil either.

Again, do I want Michael Moore’s movie banned? Nope. I believe that banning just makes the banned more appealing. However, I don’t absolve people of their responsibility for funding his ideas.