I do know that, and I think that's really ironic, that nobody said 'well maybe the...
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Marilyn Manson:
The two by-products of that whole tragedy were, violence in entertainment, and gun control. And how perfect that that was The two things that we were going to talk about with the upcoming election. And also, then we forgot about Monica Lewinsky and we forgot about, uh, the President was shooting bombs overseas, yet I'm a bad guy because I, well I sing some rock-and-roll songs, and who's a bigger influence, the President or Marilyn Manson? I'd like to think me, but I'm going to go with the President. Michael Moore:
Do you know that on the day of the Columbine massacre, the US dropped more bombs on Kosovo than any other day during that war? Marilyn Manson:
I do know that, and I think that's really ironic, that nobody said 'well maybe the President had an influence on this violent behavior' Because that's not the way the media wants to take it and spin it, and turn it into fear, because then you're watching television, you're watching the news, you're being pumped full of fear, there's floods, there's AIDS, there's murder, cut to commercial, buy the Acura, buy the Colgate, if you have bad breath they're not going to talk to you, if you have pimples, the girl's not going to fuck you, and it's just this campaign of fear, and consumption, and that's what I think it's all based on, the whole idea of 'keep everyone afraid, and they'll consume.'
The two by-products of that whole tragedy were, violence in entertainment, and gun control. And how perfect that that was The two things that we were going to talk about with the upcoming election. And also, then we forgot about Monica Lewinsky and we forgot about, uh, the President was shooting bombs overseas, yet I'm a bad guy because I, well I sing some rock-and-roll songs, and who's a bigger influence, the President or Marilyn Manson? I'd like to think me, but I'm going to go with the President. Michael Moore:
Do you know that on the day of the Columbine massacre, the US dropped more bombs on Kosovo than any other day during that war? Marilyn Manson:
I do know that, and I think that's really ironic, that nobody said 'well maybe the President had an influence on this violent behavior' Because that's not the way the media wants to take it and spin it, and turn it into fear, because then you're watching television, you're watching the news, you're being pumped full of fear, there's floods, there's AIDS, there's murder, cut to commercial, buy the Acura, buy the Colgate, if you have bad breath they're not going to talk to you, if you have pimples, the girl's not going to fuck you, and it's just this campaign of fear, and consumption, and that's what I think it's all based on, the whole idea of 'keep everyone afraid, and they'll consume.'
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They're friends of ours
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We'll certainly listen to them courteously and carefully
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but you don't just make war just 'cause someone says so
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The Canadians weren't being pumped full of fear
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And their politicians seemed to talk kind of funny
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making sure they have good daycare assistance for their parents
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when they're elderly and need to be in an old age home
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that they have proper health care that insures
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that they won't lose their business or their house
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because they can't afford their medical bills
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That's how you build a good society
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No one wins unless everyone wins And you don't win
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Movie Summary
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
