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# Fiction is better than reality
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/fiction-is-better-than-reality-editor/
- Published: 2006-11-15T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:08:55.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Mike Kirwan Venice*

The “Borat” film is making a lot of money. And it is offending a lot of people, especially those in Kazakhstan, where Mr. Borat is supposedly from. The thing is, considering most Americans’ lack of knowledge in geography, he could have avoided offending Kazakhstan by making up a fictional country. And most Americans wouldn't know the difference.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 15, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111506.pdf?ref=smdp.com)