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2010-03-10 Home Front: Culture Wars

Glenn Beck Losing Me: Insinuates Geert Wilders is a Fascist...

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Posted by Icerigger 2010-03-10 04:22|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 What does fascism have to do with support or opposition to Israel? If you're talking about Nazism it's a different story.

Posted by Snique Bourbon4350 2010-03-10 08:04|| 2010-03-10 08:04|| Front Page Top

#2 I think Beck did a great job explaining Progressivism to an ignorant audience of millions. While they give him a lot of rope, he does have to toe the line.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-03-10 09:02|| 2010-03-10 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 What does fascism have to do with support or opposition to Israel? If you're talking about Nazism it's a different story.

Actually in the (small) portion of France occupied by Italy, the Italian authorities banned the enforcement of Vichy's antisemitic legislation. I don't know if the initiative came from Italy's (fascist) civilian authorities. from the (monarchist) Army with Mussolini looking the other way.

Anyway, most of post-war fascist movements have lent to antisemitism. Also, the left has used the F bomb on anyone it disliked. We shouldn't brand somenone with it just because the left has told so.

Posted by JFM 2010-03-10 10:06|| 2010-03-10 10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Glenn Beck is full of ~~Shit~~ himself.

He is also pretty much a fool and vastly ignorant on many issues about which he pontificates.

He is just an opportunist trying to piggyback himself on the Teaparty movement.

As for him "losing" me, he never had me.

Throw him in the dumb-ass talking-head bin, right next to O'Reilly (but on opposite side of the rabid insane Olberman).

Posted by OldSpook 2010-03-10 10:14|| 2010-03-10 10:14|| Front Page Top

#5 "He does (after labeling Wilders "far-right") claim in Europe, all of the far-right is fascist.

Ummmno Mr. Weaselzipperhe didnt. Beck was attempting to illustrate the difference between the American experiment and the polarized governing of old Europe. His thrust was that by adhering to constitutional principles America has, thus far, avoided the pendulum of extreme governing ideologies. Moreover, the context of his presentation was to show how by the Progressive movements penchant for shifting the US to a European style might result in dramatic swings both to the left and right. In this context using The Dutch Party of Freedom as an example of a movement that, in a crisis, could move towards fascisism is not unreasonable. And its hardly the same as insinuating that Wilders himself is a fascist.

Posted by DepotGuy 2010-03-10 11:51|| 2010-03-10 11:51|| Front Page Top

#6 It's too bad that Fox News tends to generate more heat than light. I never watch it. It's not that I trust ABC. I just can't stand all the shouting.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-03-10 11:54|| 2010-03-10 11:54|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm with Old Spook as well. He never had me.

Fox's news shows are pretty good. Brit Hume's show was full of WIN. I haven't it in the last few years (in Europe), but from what I hear, it's become the video version of talk radio.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2010-03-10 11:59|| 2010-03-10 11:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Have heard bits here and there, agree and disagree, like everyone who freely shares their opinion keep your bullshit filters on.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-03-10 12:56|| 2010-03-10 12:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Politics has little to do with this. Viewed accurately, Beck is a successful entrepreneur in the entertainment industry who from time to time will reposition his product so as to maintain/extend market share.

Posted by lex 2010-03-10 16:11|| 2010-03-10 16:11|| Front Page Top

#10 OTOH compare wid TOPIX > WHO IS OUT TO GET [obstruct, kill, destroy, divert, etc] BARACK OBAMA?

ARTIC > iff MAHA-RUSHIAN "HISTOIRE" is any measure, DEM POTUS BAMMER is highly likely to be done in by HIS OWN PARTY ANDOR SUPPORTERS OF SAME + HIMSELF, NOT BY ARROGANT FASCIST MALE BRUTE DESPICABLE CAPITALIST, ETC. CONSERVATIVE GOP-RIGHT'ERS???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-03-10 21:01|| 2010-03-10 21:01|| Front Page Top

#11 I missed this interview - I generally like Beck. He's been hard on Obama and his czars, more than I can say for the rest of the news.

Posted by Broadhead6 2010-03-10 21:37|| 2010-03-10 21:37|| Front Page Top

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