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Disney, Michael Moore and Innocence Departed
by Paul Walfield

It was reported on May 11, 2003, that the folks who brought you Bambi, Snow White and Mickey, are about to unveil their new project which is sure to endear themselves to a new generation of America’s youngsters; Michael Moore bashing America and bashing President Bush.

In the words of Michael Moore as reported by Drudge, “The primary thrust of the new film is what has happened to the country since Sept. 11, and how the Bush administration used this tragic event to push its agenda.”

Yes, this is the same Michael Moore who a reporter in Japan asked “You do not seem to like the U.S. do you?” To which Michael responded, “I like America to some extent,” adding, “The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich. The U.S. government claims to bring democracy to Iraq; however, no country in the world takes such an assertion seriously. It is an illusion.”

Lots of folks have very fond memories of Disney films and theme parks. When you are a parent it is almost automatic to believe that if you and your child watch a Disney movie the two of you will enjoy the movie and you won’t have to worry about having to “explain” certain parts of the movie afterwards.

It was a great feeling knowing that in the jaded, and often disgraceful land of Tinsel Town, there was a place that stood for, at least as far as their productions were concerned, solid values and would only bring a smile on the faces of all who remember their experiences with Disney.

Times have changed.

While Disney may continue to develop child friendly projects, they seem bound and determined to support a fringe leftist agenda. It started small and as time goes on has become beyond reproach in many instances because of changing attitudes. In 1995, many conservative and religious groups began a boycott of Disney products because of what was perceived by them and as articulated by the SBC in 1996, “We watched the world's largest family entertainment company with growing disappointment as Disney Co.'s moral leadership has been eroded by a variety of corporate decisions.” Some of the factors cited for their decision to boycott Disney were the hiring by Disney of a director who is a convicted pedophile, a book believed to be “aimed at teenagers” espousing the virtues of being young and gay, and a number of other reasons for their boycott.

While some may disagree with the “morality” of holding someone accountable because of perceived immorality by people whose morality may be different than yours, Americans have a tendency to unite on holding people accountable for their lack of patriotism, especially in a time of war.

Michael Moore is basically the poster boy for the Left in America, the Left that was allowed to run amok without any restraints. Essentially, Mr. Moore has been able to develop, promote and distribute, with monetary success documentaries that are in fact, according to some, lies. So many lies that the term documentary is a misnomer and spawned movements such as Revoke the Oscar.com, on which site states, “Michael Moore’s ‘Bowling for Columbine’ which by Academy rules is not a documentary.”

While a documentary that is in fact a lie would, under what would be considered ordinary circumstances, be relegated to some basement somewhere; in the hearts and minds of the folks that brought us Dumb and Dumber, Michael’s film gets an Academy Award, made millions of dollars and he gets several more million dollars from Disney.

Eleanor Clift is a reporter and a self-proclaimed political analyst who on the political spectrum, is far to the left of the bell curve. On Fox News recently, she had been debating the fate of the Dixie Chicks and how silly it was to hold them accountable for their political statements. In effect she was pointing out the hard work it would be to determine who said what when, and decide on the appropriate response. Eleanor simply didn’t believe anyone who enjoyed a celebrity’s performance should judge their patronizing that person or group on anything as silly as the artiste’s political statements.

Then again, there is, albeit in only certain circles, such as most of the United States, a notion of integrity, and being true to one’s values. The idea that people should not judge others or hold people accountable is a new one. In fact, it may not be an idea at all as much as a wish by people who need to be held accountable and of course, their useful idiots.

It occurs to many that if we are to overlook certain parts of a persons life because the other parts of that person contain attributes we admire, is a dangerous and slippery slope. For instance, can you imagine the trouble a country can get into if its president engaged in illicit affairs, committed perjury and was then let off the hook because he was otherwise likeable and ostensibly good for the economy?

How far do you keep moving the line of acceptability? How much harm can a person do in one area without being held responsible, if he or she also does good in a different direction? Or, as some on the fringe left would like, lessen what is considered “acceptable” to avoid having to judge in the first place.

Who would have ever dreamed that our beloved Mickey would one day grow up, look in the mirror and see he had become a slightly more hairy Michael Moore?

It will be interesting to see if Americans will want to continue to pay their dollars to a company that takes that money and
company that takes that money and funnels it into projects damning their own country.
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Paul Walfield is a freelance writer and member of the State Bar of California with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and post-graduate study in behavioral and analytical psychology. He resided for a number of years in the small town of Houlton, Maine and is now a California attorney. Paul can be contacted at paul.walfield@cox.net

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