It's YOUR Turn To Act

So, reading this whole book can get kind of depressing. From America's still-existent racism to the dismal circumstances that blue collar workers are going through (did you know starting pilots get paid $16,000 a year? That's not a lot), Moore paints America as a pretty horrible place. Ironic, because compared to so many countries in the world, ours seems pretty nice. But Moore is definitely not content with 21st-century America.

After Moore puts all these horrible facts and statistics on the table for us, it's hard not to come to the conclusion that America is totally and completely screwed. Alas, Moore doesn't simply criticize America and go on his way. Instead, he presents a guide called "How To Stage The Countercoup" so as not to spend the entirety of the book complaining, but instead putting forth some useful ideas. The "Countercoup," however, is kind of silly; Moore prompts readers to "contact your representatives on a weekly basis, and get three friends to do the same," which is fair enough. "Dog Bush wherever he goes" and "Force the Democrats to do their job" are some more interesting ideas. But finally, he presents, "YOU must run for office. That's right- YOU...Unless normal, decent people run for government office, the job is left to rascals." I guess he's assuming that everyone reading his book are "normal, decent people." It's hard to be more evil than Cheney and the Bush administration, but Moore's whole book is based on this sort of outlandish, shocking, and entertaining writing style.