Reply #16: About the lefties that don't like Moore.

[Prodemsouth]

Occasionally I will see a post here by a defeatist elitist citing essays-(usually long winded) criticizing Moore. If you will notice most Moore critics on the left come from Journalism or write in obscure and popular left leaning magazines. They are almost always writers.
The reason they don't like Moore: Moore represents a significant shift in the left's communication forums. Actually he represents viability of our ideas in popular culture. F911- Number one at the box office. Think about that for a minute. A left leaning documentary was number one at the box office in the US!!
The writers some from socialist or far left oriented magazines believe the audience for left leaning opinion is very limited. They have been trained to reject expansion in any form. They would be happy if left wing communication remained in the Library, magazines or obscure book stores. Those are the places they are most comfortable because it is an area they are most familiar. They fear failure or have not been successful in moving into the left's new media. They are dismayed to see the left moving into popular media forums: commercial radio, Television, and Movies. Moore represents a threat to left wing journals/mags with long winded essays. I am not talking about all left leaning publications, The Nation and Mother Jones seem to be doing very well and have adapted into the new left media. But others see a new generation of progressives moving away from their forums and it is threating to them. Some of it is just plain old professional jealousy- Moore is very successful they are of very limited success.