MOORE AMERICANS
In that unflagging periodical of the left, The Nation, Christopher Hayes considers Michael Moore’s political demographic in light of his recent expose Sicko. Taking the long view, Hayes situates Moore’s political agenda as an ongoing campaign to regain the American middle class once lost to Regan’s imperial dream. And rightly so — Regan was the one who led the fight two decades ago to demonize universal health care. It’s interesting take on Moore, and one worth considering:
For years Moore has, like Ahab pursuing the whale, been hunting the elusive Reagan Democrat–the heartland-dwelling, beer-drinking, blue-collar guy (or gal) who bowls on the weekend, loves his country and is fighting to stay afloat in winner-take-all America. He may look on the left with contempt, but it’s not because he doesn’t intuitively share its views: He is a visceral collectivist and unionist and an enemy of corporations. He is ready, Moore believes, to come over to our side, if only we would talk to him.
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robert
