dagblog - Comments for "Persecution Politics: Glenn Beck, the Man With the Crazy Plan"

Mostly, I think it's because

Orlando — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:21:01 +0000

In reply to Why do we enjoy mocking the

Mostly, I think it's because Quinn is just so darned cute when he gets mad.

Why do we enjoy mocking the

Nebton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:25 +0000

In reply to Non-capitalists is pretty

Why do we enjoy mocking the Canadians so? Is it because it's fun?

Non-capitalists is pretty

Orlando — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:22:23 +0000

In reply to Still...there are an awful

Non-capitalists is pretty vague. Whom do you mean? Theocrats? Fascists? Nihilists? Totalitarians? Canadians?

Still...there are an awful

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:34 +0000

In reply to Persecution Politics: Glenn Beck, the Man With the Crazy Plan

Still...there are an awful lot of non-capitalists at his side

Well, I think many

Blogation — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:24:53 +0000

In reply to A successful conspiracy

Well, I think many right-wingers hate Obama and just need fodder to support their hatred. So Beck could create a conspiracy around any aspect of the Obama administration and Fox viewers would drink it up. Ultimately, isn't that his job, along with Hannity and Limbaugh? They aren't paid to seriously analyze or discuss politics, but rather to come up with unending attacks on the left.

This, by the way, is the same critique I would apply to Michael Moore. It's easy for the right to dismiss Moore's movies because its obvious that Moore starts with a conclusion and then finds facts to support it. As a liberal, I definitely don't want Michael Moore as the spokesman of the movement. I'm sure true conservatives feel the same way about Fox and Limbaugh.

A successful conspiracy

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:16:00 +0000

In reply to Great article. Ultimately I

A successful conspiracy theory doesn't require evidence in the normal sense, but that doesn't mean that Beck's audience slavishly believes what ever he says. There are legions of crazy conspiracies with few subscribers. Beck earned his popularity by telling a good story that touches just enough facts to give it a veneer of credibibility. The story effectively represents not what his listeners already believe but what they want to believe.

Great article. Ultimately I

Blogation — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:44:08 +0000

In reply to Persecution Politics: Glenn Beck, the Man With the Crazy Plan

Great article. Ultimately I think the right-wing persecution complex doesn't actually require any facts at all, per se. Those who actually get their opinions from Beck/Hannity/Limbaugh are already convinced of the conspiracy, much like Anti-Semites being convinced with little persuasion that Jews are both marxists and capitalists (depending on the situation). What we are dealing with here is blind faith. To be a conspiracist requires no less.