Galt's Gulch

Glenn Beck's belated apology

Posted by mminnick 10 years, 4 months ago to News
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This is good. Discusses the good and bad points. It really doesn't change anyones mind, just a good presentation on both sides.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 4 months ago
    Wow. Some of the dickishness that I previous said was more common among libertarians and Ayn Rand fans may actually just be the TV way of talking to one another. I don't have cable TV, and I don't go to video news that often, so I rarely see this. NO ONE in my world speaks to their colleagues the way these people do. It's so ironic that they're talking about this guy who is controversial for getting people fired up, and they're doing it in a way calculated to get people fired up. It's all crap IMHO.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 4 months ago
    I don't understand what he's apologizing for? Questioning boldly? Digging up and revealing some truths? Speaking freely? Being engaging? If he's to blame for dividing this country then I will thank him... usually when a person wakes up to reality they realize they have to make some choices and decide which side they are on...if more people would wake the hell up we might gain some footing. He has nothing to apologize for in my opinion. (Except the lederhosen.)
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    • Posted by Rozar 10 years, 4 months ago
      I think he just wished he would have said it nicer. It's easier to convince some one you are right if you don't call them an idiot everyday. But it still wouldn't of worked, if he was nicer no one would have even listened.
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      • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 4 months ago
        Nice equals nothing in my opinion. It's an over used word of next to no importance.
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        • Posted by $ Maphesdus 10 years, 4 months ago
          I dunno. One of the things that makes Milton Friedman's arguments so incredibly persuasive is the polite and gentile way in which he presents them. His gentleness is so effective, in fact, that he can even get an open Marxist to admit that Capitalists create jobs and improve the economic well being of society.

          Observe:
          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfU9Fqah-...

          Had Milton Friedman been rude and obnoxious in his argument, and started calling names, his opponent would have only dug his heels in further, and no consensus or agreement would have been reached, even though Milton Friedman was right. Remember, the purpose of argumentation and debate should not be to create division by attacking those who didn't "choose the right side," but rather to achieve unity by gently persuading those who are misguided or misinformed. As the saying goes, a house divided against itself cannot stand.
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