It obviously gets Michael Moore’s rocks off calling people out. In his most recent film, “Slacker Uprising,” he calls out young people for being political slackers, for being the demographic least likely to vote. Moore embarked on a sixty city tour in 2004 through the twenty battleground states to rally college-aged Americans, even incentivizing voting with Ramen Noodles. That year there was an 11% increase from the election four years before (people love Ramen.) Now, Moore appeals to college-aged Americans again, by offering his new film online for free.

 According to the Associated Press:

Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free.

The film, "Slacker Uprising," follows Moore's 62-city tour during the 2004 election to rally young voters. It will be available for three weeks as a free download to North American residents, beginning Sept. 23. An official announcement of the film is planned for Friday.
Moore said he considered releasing "Slacker Uprising" theatrically as "Michael Moore's big election year movie" as he did with 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which was highly critical of President Bush.

 

Instead, Moore opted for a symbol of gratitude to his fans as he approaches the 20th anniversary of his first film, 1989's "Roger & Me."

"I thought it'd be a nice way to celebrate my 20th year of doing this," Moore said. "And also help get out the vote for November. I've been thinking about what I want to do to help with the election this year."

The 97-minute long "Slacker Uprising" will be the first major film to be released in such a way…

 

For now, Moore hopes "Slacker Uprising" will help spur young people to vote this November. After more than 20 million 18 to 29-year-olds cast ballots in 2004 (an 11 percent increase from 2000), he's hoping even greater numbers of "slackers" vote this year.

You might as well watch it; it is free after all if you visit SlackerUprising.com. And no matter what you think of Michael Moore, whether you think he’s a fat pinko or a passionate progressive, his endeavors to push young people to vote are empowering across party lines. Visit www.rockthevote.org to register to vote. Don't be a slacker.