[at-l] Touching the Void

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In a message dated 7/1/04 17:27:37 Eastern Daylight Time, 
stephensadams@hotmail.com writes:


> A problem I have with ?Fahrenheit 9/11" is it is dishonest, in at least one 

> spot, and Michael Moore knew this before he released the movie.

> 

The problem with comparing Touching the Void with Fahrenheit 9/11 is that you 
would be comparing Fact with Fiction.  Not only fiction but fiction with a 
purpose: to promote a particular political point of view.  Not an honest 
fiction, but a dishonest obscuring of truth and inferences, which lead people to 
conclusions that are unsubstantiable (I made this word up but perhaps it is a word 
that I do not know).  Michael Moore is a liar.  He asks questions, which make 
implications when he knows that the true answers to his questions would 
undercut his point.  

One of the problems with political propaganda is that eventually truth will 
be told.  As people see The F. 9/11 film and then hear the truth about some of 
that which is proposed, hopefully their minds will click into gear.  Of 
course, there will always be those who won't go beyond viewing the film as it might 
be too taxing to think.  

Touching the Void on the other hand is a film about a problematic aspect of 
hiking (climbing).  In fact, it is a film about life.  When do we "cut" people 
loose from us?  Do we really care about what happens to them?  Why not?  Are 
they able to "survive" without us?  Do they sometimes come back to us even 
though we have cut them loose?  Some we might welcome back after some time and 
others will wreak havoc in our lives (if not just in our minds).

No wonder people run to the AT to get amongst the quiet of nature and the 
beauty of this world.

Skylander