Disney Bans new Michael Moore Film

Apparently, the film makes connections between the "President" and terrorist organizations as well as the Bin Ladin family. Disney blocked the film from release because they were afraid they'd lose tax breaks given to them by Jeb Bush or something. Makes you wonder how we're supposed to convince the rest of the world we're trying to bring about freedom in Iraq when we've got such bizarre censorship here.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/05/na...XX+syc4LUiYATw

Land of the free and home of the brave my ass.

Now that's funny. Their films have made little jokes about people in the past, and even other movies. Don't see why they would start worring about that now....

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Originally posted by Jasun


Land of the free and home of the brave my ass.

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Well it's not our government that putting the ban into place, it's a corporation. I'm adamantly against this as well, but what companies decide to do can't be reflected on our government or international politics.

In all honesty, what did they expect to happen when they got Moore to do the movie for them?

Did they not see Columbine?

Regards,

Lee

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Originally posted by Oh Sheila
Well it's not our government that putting the ban into place, it's a corporation. I'm adamantly against this as well, but what companies decide to do can't be reflected on our government or international politics.

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OK, but the reason for the ban is that a corporation is afraid of reprisals from the government, so really, although it's not necessarily the government doing it, free speech is still being stopped.