Dude, Where's My Country?
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Dude, Where's My Country? is a book by Michael Moore dealing with corporate and political events in the United States. The title is a takeoff of the 2000 teenager movie Dude, Where's My Car?.
The book covers a lot of topics, and is written in a heavily satirical fashion, common to much of Moore's works.
Outline
In the book Moore attacks corporate America and President George W. Bush who he accuses of destroying "my America of tolerance and peace". He lashes out against the 2003 Iraq War, in particular. Enron Corporation, and particularly Chariman Ken Lay also come in for a lot of flak.
Topics covered range from who the Democrats should put up for the presidency (Moore proposes Oprah Winfrey or, surprisingly, General Wesley Clark, once the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO) right through to 'How to talk to your conservative brother-in-law' a guide on how not to make a drama of Thanksgiving dinner with the family.
Breaking from many on the left, Moore at one point in his book says that "Mumia probably killed that guy". Activists supporting the Black Panther Party's Mumia Abu-Jamal are demanding Moore substantiate this claim. Moore's point is that he says he does not adhere to black and white political 'positions' but to less party political, more "common sense" points of view. A statement probably backed up by the fact that he is at the same time, a card-carrying member of the National Rifle Association, despite his ardent views on gun control -- see: Bowling for Columbine.
Misc.
Many of the views expressed are shared by more widely accepted political writers like Noam Chomsky in his book Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance and a recent BBC documentary called The Power of Nightmares -- all of which explore the neo-conservative movement in the U.S.
After publishing Stupid White Men, an earlier work, Michael Moore was accused of not providing references to back up his statements. As a response to this, Dude, Where's My Country? includes more thorough references.