Analysis Of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11

What lessons have we learned in the post-9/11 world? What actions and organizing techniques should we discard, and what methods should we revisit? Again, the problem is that the antiwar movement is lacking actual organizers, particularly at the community level.

I think part of the dilemma is that people see activists like Kathy Kelly and Media Benjamin and ask themselves, "How do I fit into this?" While both individuals, and those like them, should be praised and respected, not everyone can do what Kathy and Media do: travel overseas, get arrested, spend time in jail, etc. That sort of activism is simply unsustainable for the vast majority of Americans and Australians. We need more practical examples. Again, we need to work on the local level.

The antiwar

Without Michael Moore 's Fahrenheit 9/11, I might have never turned against the war. I would like to assume that my own experiences and reflections would have eventually led to a shifting consciousness, but I 'll never know for sure.

A week prior to my second deployment to Iraq, my friend took me to a San Diego movie theater to see Fahrenheit. The rest is history. Those two hours sent me on a twelve year journey. In many ways, Amir 's film documents those twelve years. In that way, the film was extraordinarily personal. The war in Iraq defined my late teenage years and early twenties, and antiwar activism has defined my life ever since. At this point, I wouldn 't have it any other way.

For me, it 's a personal responsibility, and to be quite honest, it keeps me alive. I don 't know what I would do without activist work and writing. Well, to be brutally honest, I would 've most likely killed myself years ago. This work keeps me focused, disciplined and motivated. I 'm motivated by anger and love. I have unlimited love for those who 've been victims of empire and violence, but I also have an unlimited supply of anger for those who perpetrate such