Who wants to be an American Idiot? I don't.

I would like to start that I bet a lot of people are going to get mad at Michael Moore for writing this and take what he says literally. I like Michael Moore, not that I agree with on how everything he says is how it is but that he brings up a lot of good points and gets people to think. Which is I think the sign of a good writer or speaker. With Idiot Nation I thought he brought up some good points about how teachers are paid and how corporate America uses schools and students to make money for themselves. Some of the things that they do to motivate kids to read I like but businesses get greedy and want more. I agree quite a bit about the pointless sports facts but if that is what people enjoy to do and know that is fine. In my personal opinion its pointless, but I bet a lot of people would say the same about things I enjoy to do.

Throughout the piece Michael Moore's tone is a very sarcastic. He uses the same style in

his movies. I can just picture this article as a movie and him narrating it throughout. I think

he may come of as very negative that he hates America, but I think he just hates certain things

about it. He even says he loves this big lug of a nation. Could he go about it a different way?

Maybe, but I do not think it would get the same reaction out of people that it does. Sometimes

its not good to sugar coat things for people and they just need to hear how it is.

One of my favorite parts of the story is "How to be a student subversive instead of a student subservient." It is good for kids to do stuff like that. It keeps students from being mindless sheep and to keep adult on their toes. I also agree not to take it to far. I know some of Moores facts are one sided I'm not stupid, but he brings up a lot of good issues and points that no one talks about too much. I personally get sick of the government spending money to protect kids from violent video games and stuff like that. Its giving less responsibility on parents. I was a kid I got my hands on violent video games before I was at the right age, Im not a psycho killer. So I think why spend so much time and energy on stuff that isn't important instead on how and what environments are kids are taught in. That's my two cents.