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UnFair-enheit, Cont’d

Here’s NYP film critic Armond White, in a “Fahrenheit” pan in which he dubs it “Film of the Fascist Liberal”:

"To pretend that Fahrenheit 9/11 is a work of art is disingenuous. Moore himself is part of the punditocracy that, like unscrupulous politicians, solicits trite sentiment. His exploitative title doesn't measure temperature; it disgraces that sorrowful date just to inflame liberal guilt. For Moore, guilt covers everything that stemmed from Bush's election and is only eased by blame. Moore doesn't separate the election from the terrorists' attacks or from the war on Iraq. As in Bowling for Columbine, he lines up unrelated points for a domino effect of dissatisfaction. This is not historical context; it's a harangue."

White, who appears to be generally liberal (albeit coming from the iconoclastic wing of the Democratic Party), also trashes the disturbing new trend of “American self-hatred” in lefty pop culture. Read the whole thing; I hope to come with one of these per day before the film comes out Friday. Shouldn’t be too hard to find them.

Posted by Stephen Silver at June 22, 2004 11:26 PM