Off Topic — HabitableZone

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to quote from the article

In other words, if a few facts get trodden on or overlooked, Moore's hyperbolic style should be forgiven, as he is pointing to crucial truths.

"I disagree completely," says Caine. "Documentary film-makers and journalists must operate on a basic premise: we should expose lies, not make them. By distorting things, Moore is actually hurting the left and handing the right a huge club to wield. Once people see that he's distorted so many things, it allows them to dismiss the entire argument.

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unless, of course, you are of the belief that lies are justified as long as they are made with 'good' intentions.

....therein lies a VERY slippery slope

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