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{{Informal|date=July 2021}}{{Short description|1996 book by Michael Moore}}
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| name          = Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American
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| caption = First edition
| author        = [[Michael Moore]]
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| language      = English
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| publisher     = [[Pan Books]]
| release_date  = September 1996<br>September 17, 1997 (Reprint)<br>November 29, 2002 (Reprint)
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| media_type    = [[Paperback]]
| pages         = 224
| isbn          = 978-0-330-41915-4
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'''''Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American''''' is a [[book]] by American author, documentary filmmaker, and activist [[Michael Moore]].

The book is primarily about the state of [[business]] and [[Industrial sector|industry]] in the United States and their power over the [[U.S. government]]. In particular, the book focuses its criticism on [[corporation]]s that focus on satisfying their shareholders rather than caring for the safety and well-being of the communities they are involved in. It is part of Moore's ongoing campaign for increased [[corporate social responsibility|corporate accountability]].

The book was first published in hardback in 1996 and later in paperback in 1997.

Moore refers to [[corporate welfare|corporations receiving government tax breaks]] as "corporate [[Welfare queen|welfare mothers.]]" He also includes chapters about famous Americans including Hillary Clinton and  [[O. J. Simpson|O.J. Simpson]] -- including chapters arguing opposing sides of whether or not Simpson was guilty of the [[O. J. Simpson murder case|murders]] of [[Nicole Brown Simpson]] and [[Ronald Goldman]]. Another chapter details Moore's unsuccessful endeavors to have [[Bob Dornan]], a State Representative from the 46th District of California, involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluation.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* ''Downsize This!'', [[Michael Moore]], Perennial, {{ISBN|0-330-41915-3}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110807122123/http://dogeatdog.michaelmoore.com/ds.html Reviews and selected chapters] <!-- 2011 version chosen because character encoding issues were fixed then. Website was apparently unmodified 2004-2014. -->

{{Michael Moore}}

[[Category:1996 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Business books]]
[[Category:Books by Michael Moore]]
[[Category:Books about the United States]]
[[Category:Books about politics of the United States]]
[[Category:Pan Books books]]

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