Thread by @gregolear

The traitors are easy to spot.

1/ I was on to Moore a long time ago. Something always seemed off to me:

2/ His films are consumed largely by people already inclined to agree with him. Moore knows this, & he supplies his audience w/red meat. He's not interested in making an actual argument, which makes his work unconvincing. Is he changing any minds, really? And if not, why bother?

3/ Like, in his terrible gun movie, HE MADE ME FEEL SYMPATHY FOR CHARLTON HESTON! I didn’t think that was possible, but Moore managed, because he acts like such an asshole in the interview. Even as propaganda, the film is a fail.

4/ His attack on Biden is a classic Moore "argument." He’s glommed on to the “young people vote” idea, which was just shown to be BS on Super Tuesday. Not only that, Moore CONDESCENDS to young voters by implying they are too dumb to understand how a two-party system works.

5/ When Moore writes something like this, what he’s really doing is giving “young people,” or anyone else, cover to not vote for Biden. This was bonkers on Super Tuesday, but in the Age of Quarantine, when Trump is actively trying to kill us? It makes Michael Moore a traitor.

One more thing: Moore’s work is as sloppy as his appearance. The choice to dress like a slob is a show of disrespect, a f—k you to The System, The Man, or whatever. He wants us to think he’s anti-establishment and cool, rather than just a slovenly jerk.

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PS
Michael Moore predicting a Trump victory in 2016 would have been more impressive if he hadn't been in contact with Julian Assange, a cut-out for Russian intelligence, before making that bold prognostication.

Very specific:
'"I know that [the Trump campaign] are planning to focus on Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. That's how he can win the election," Moore said. "If he can get those upper kind of Midwestern-type states, then he can pull it off."'
businessinsider.com/michael-moore-…