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In reply to the discussion: Michael Moore has a little war on his hands, on and with Facebook [View all]adieu
(1,009 posts)9. Michael Moore may have deliberately fanned the fires with this post
He could have written, "I haven't supported the troops..." instead of "I don't support..." because what he's saying really is that he hasn't been supporting the troops, and neither have we, for the most part. "...don't support..." indicates an active choice of not supporting. What was and is occurring is the passive choice of not bothering. Yes, not bothering is, as far as the troops are concerned, no different than an active choice of not supporting, but Moore only raised the prickly ire of the right by using the words he did. In a way, by doing so, he did make it more viral, which I guess was his ultimate intent.
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A rhetorical question, since even those who love Fox love them for their lies and know it.
harun
Jan 2013
#26
I prefer to see liberals and progressives playing offense rather than defense
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#7
I saw it and read it at Huffington, the article could not be misconstrued except on purpose.
xtraxritical
Jan 2013
#42
It's not the first FIVE words--"I don't support the troops"--that set the RWs off, it was
tclambert
Jan 2013
#28
Why are you surprised?They ignored the first 4 words of the 2nd Amendment, too. FAUX Noise supports
judesedit
Jan 2013
#31
What he said is true. It might be very uncomfortable truth and majority would prefer not to hear it
idwiyo
Jan 2013
#46
My stomach every time I see a request for $$ for WOUNDED WARRIORS. Why do they need to beg?
CarmanK
Jan 2013
#66