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I for one am glad about this. Glenn Beck is the worst kind of person, stirring up fear for his own personal gain. This along with google's decision to leave ch
by joegaudet 17y ago
I for one am glad about this. Glenn Beck is the worst kind of person, stirring up fear for his own personal gain.
This along with google's decision to leave china, have been two great examples of companies doing (at least what I perceive to be) the right thing.
- mynameishere 17y agoGlenn Beck is not the worst kind of person. You see? You're saying something blatantly false and everyone agrees with you. It's sad.
- RevRal 17y agoI can't think of a worse kind of person. Glen Beck obviously isn't the worst in this category.
- joegaudet 17y agoWell if he's not the worst, he's certainly the most outrageous. That anyone is fooled by his crying, low and high angled shots, and creepy close ups on his eyes is beyond me.
- joe_the_user 17y agoHe's the worst in bad category or bad in the worst category...
- endtime 17y agoWhat about, say, Hitler? Don't get me wrong, I can't stand Beck, but I do think he compares favorably to Hitler, Stalin, et al.
- stcredzero 17y agoThis is an interesting variation on Godwin's. What does it mean when someone is being compared favorably to Hitler? Reminds me of a friend's quip about another friend's father: "I was surprised to learn he leans a little to the left of Mao."
- endtime 17y agoI knew someone was going to call Godwin's, even though I don't think it's justified. The thing is, if you're going to make extreme claims (like that Beck is the worst kind of person) then you are really asking for it.
- Retric 17y agoI think you could argue that Beck, Hitler and Stalin are part of the same type. This is not to say he is as bad as them just that the both focused on demonizing a group of people rather than supporting his viewpoint. based on Glenn Beck and his ludicrous statements, including calling President Obama a racist and branding progressivism a "cancer." Note: I am not comparing them based on ideology but rather core tactics. You can agree with someone’s standpoint and find their approach unacceptable
- jbooth 17y agoIMO, Beck is exactly the type of person who enables fascism. Hitler wouldn't have made it anywhere without Goebbels.
- z80kid 17y agoFascism is left-wing in the US - not right-wing. Left = more government economic control, right = less government economic control. Fascism is private industry combined with strong government direction. Fascism is to the left of the US, but to right of where Europe is now. The industrial/government complex is where Obama is going - not where the Republicans are going. It would be helpful for you to learn a little about political theory before you go throwing simplistic, inflammatory rhetoric around.
- jbooth 17y agoMaybe you should learn a little about political theory yourself. Are you one of those socialism == fascism == communism people? ... reading the rest of your comment... yup! How're the tea parties? I'd try to educate you here but you're seemingly too far gone already. Go read up on the movements you're equating. And on the Republican party, Ronald Reagan and George Bush for that matter, if you're going to claim they're not representative of an industrial/government complex. (EDIT: protip for free : fascism is not about economics, it's about culture and power -- economics are secondary to that)
- psawaya 17y agoEven though I think Glenn Beck really is the Worst Kind of Person, I wouldn't have downvoted you if you had explained why he isn't.
- garply 17y agoI'm an American who hasn't been in the US for almost a year now, but I occasionally hear the name Glenn Beck. Why exactly is he the worst kind of person? What makes him markedly different from, say, Rush Limbaugh? It strikes me that Apple's primary demographic is younger, urban, white-collar workers, who tend to lean liberal politically. Why should I view this as Apple 'Doing the Right Thing' instead of viewing this as Apple just catering to the views of the people who tend to buy their stuff?
- krainboltgreene 17y agoGlenn Beck is worse than Rush Limbaugh because he wraps his warped logic in logical sounding soft talk. Where Rush would say, "Black people all have disgusting hair!" Glenn Beck would say, "Isn't it odd that most African-Americans have disheveled hair?" It's obvious to intelligent people that these are both generalizations about black people meant to insult. However it's easier for simpler people to agree with the latter because it's not out right racist. Why should I view this as Apple 'Doing the Right Thing' instead of viewing this as Apple just catering to the views of the people who tend to buy their stuff? Right and Profit aren't mutually exclusive goals.
- bmj 17y ago[Comment redacted] Sorry. I felt like this discussion was leaning towards the sorts of subject matter frowned upon here.
- Estragon 17y agoSarah Silverman's performances are for entertainment, not manipulation.
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