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03-24-2010, 02:29 PM
It is clear that Glenn Beck is nothing more than a figurehead for Dick Armey's Freedomworks and the US Chamber of Commerce. It is still quite amazing that he is able to manipulate so many people, his real role is nothing more than to dilute revolt and convert the discontent into votes for the Republican party. A party which is no longer Conservative and bares no resemblance to the original party principles. I think Taft would classify Beck as a snake oil salesman.
With that said, I think this video is a good example of his contrived persona and false agenda. The video has slated breakdowns of his commentary.
YouTube - Glenn Beck Compares Illegals to African Slaves! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l4B9pQFwng)
The intentional misdirection in this is beyond ridiculous. African slaves were brought here against their will. Illegal aliens come here out of personal choice, nobody brought them here. Slaves were kept illiterate and uneducated on purpose, illegal aliens get free education up thru college, free medical and housing/food stamps, as well as welfare. They are free to roam about and even avoid prosecution based solely on their ethnicity. Slaves had none of these benefits and were hunted down based on their skin color. Slaves were beaten, illegal aliens from Mexico commit a substantial amount of our violent crime in per capita comparison.
Pseudo-Libertarians always make this bizarre assertion about open borders using some sort of anarchist logic. What these folks fail to see is that they are removing the individual intent from the illegals, render them as idiots unable to make up their own minds. In reality, crossing a desert and avoiding capture are very conscious activities, it is only political convenience to call them idiots, or in this instance slaves, they are actually free thinking, decision making humans. The comparison to slavery is by far one of the stupidest things I have ever heard.
The attempt at making a comparison via education is beyond absurd, the illegals do get educated they just want to retain their native language and customs, as well as citizenship. What a smokescreen this is.
With that said, I think this video is a good example of his contrived persona and false agenda. The video has slated breakdowns of his commentary.
YouTube - Glenn Beck Compares Illegals to African Slaves! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l4B9pQFwng)
The intentional misdirection in this is beyond ridiculous. African slaves were brought here against their will. Illegal aliens come here out of personal choice, nobody brought them here. Slaves were kept illiterate and uneducated on purpose, illegal aliens get free education up thru college, free medical and housing/food stamps, as well as welfare. They are free to roam about and even avoid prosecution based solely on their ethnicity. Slaves had none of these benefits and were hunted down based on their skin color. Slaves were beaten, illegal aliens from Mexico commit a substantial amount of our violent crime in per capita comparison.
Pseudo-Libertarians always make this bizarre assertion about open borders using some sort of anarchist logic. What these folks fail to see is that they are removing the individual intent from the illegals, render them as idiots unable to make up their own minds. In reality, crossing a desert and avoiding capture are very conscious activities, it is only political convenience to call them idiots, or in this instance slaves, they are actually free thinking, decision making humans. The comparison to slavery is by far one of the stupidest things I have ever heard.
The attempt at making a comparison via education is beyond absurd, the illegals do get educated they just want to retain their native language and customs, as well as citizenship. What a smokescreen this is.