Farenheit 9/11

I think that Farenheit 9/11 had a lot of political and social impacts. It was clearly anti-Bush which is why it brought up such controversy. Since it was so straight forward and didn't skip around the real issues, it created an upheavel amungst those who were on the opposing side. For me, it's a bit hard to understand how the other side could be so angry when Michael Moore is just stating the truth. I thought that the real footage he chose really showed that Bush's decisions had a huge impact on the rest of the world. The way in which Michael Moore portrayed him was not just an attack against that side, though everyone knows he did not support him, it was more an explanation. But of course, like with all situation with 2 sides, there was disagreement.
I think the way to measure the impact of the film is to listen to what people's reactions were. Even though there was a great deal of people who were against it, that too shows the impact. The movie was so powerful that people had to discuss their feelings about it. I personally was so affected by it. I already felt the same way he did but seeing the Iraqis and Afghans who's lives were destroyed because of Bush's decisions to further his own career and not care about the rest of the world's was so heartbreaking. The scenes of injured or dying children and women, who died solely because Bush wanted war all the time, had to have a broader impact.
Like the writer of this article http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/may/17/uselections2004.cannes2004 mentions, there were strong reactions to the film and those right there are good proof, I think, that this documentary very much affected the political and social world.
I do not consider it a propaganda piece because unlike propaganda, the facts he is showing the audience are real. He can't fake the footage of Bush not doing anything when he heard about the planes hitting the World Trade Centers or any of Bush's comments. He also could not fake the outcome of all his decisions. I see where the opposing side would be frustrated by it, but to call it a propaganda piece, I think, further just shows they're desire to hide these truths.