Comments on: The President’s Address to Public School Children http://www.viewfromafarley.com/2009/09/07/the-presidents-address-to-public-school-children/ The Current Events and Opinion Weblog of Chris Farley Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:50:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kate http://www.viewfromafarley.com/2009/09/07/the-presidents-address-to-public-school-children/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Kate Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:52:29 +0000 http://www.viewfromafarley.com/?p=294#comment-531 This whole thing highlights the utter absurdity of the right-wing perspective. The success of their movement relies on misinformation (since it's so incoherent, that's the only way they'll get anywhere: Exhibit A, health care). But preventing kids from hearing the President tell them to be good and study hard? The complete absence of logic is astounding. This whole thing highlights the utter absurdity of the right-wing perspective. The success of their movement relies on misinformation (since it's so incoherent, that's the only way they'll get anywhere: Exhibit A, health care). But preventing kids from hearing the President tell them to be good and study hard? The complete absence of logic is astounding.

]]> By: whatsmynameagain? http://www.viewfromafarley.com/2009/09/07/the-presidents-address-to-public-school-children/comment-page-1/#comment-530 whatsmynameagain? Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:58:13 +0000 http://www.viewfromafarley.com/?p=294#comment-530 The text has been released and is available at <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/." target="_blank">http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/Prepared...</a> I can't find it in my copy of Das Kapital but I've only looked through the first two volumes so far. The text has been released and is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/Prepared... I can't find it in my copy of Das Kapital but I've only looked through the first two volumes so far.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.viewfromafarley.com/2009/09/07/the-presidents-address-to-public-school-children/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Laurie Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:10:53 +0000 http://www.viewfromafarley.com/?p=294#comment-529 I think people are afraid of what they do not understand, in this case, "socialism". There are many people who did (do) not understand the ideas behind the health plan that President Obama is advocating. These people are easily swayed by louder voices who distort ideas and concepts to meet their own political needs, and these louder voices have now set their sights on the education talk. (Quite simply, I think those louder voices simply do not like Obama and Democrats, regardless of the initiative against which they rail.) What I find a bit ironic is that the right-wing distortion pundits are actually practicing an "ism" of their own (fanaticism – "Excessive intolerance of opposing views"), yet the many people who listen to and believe them are pathetically unaware that they are falling prey to being manipulated. I think people are afraid of what they do not understand, in this case, “socialism”. There are many people who did (do) not understand the ideas behind the health plan that President Obama is advocating. These people are easily swayed by louder voices who distort ideas and concepts to meet their own political needs, and these louder voices have now set their sights on the education talk. (Quite simply, I think those louder voices simply do not like Obama and Democrats, regardless of the initiative against which they rail.)

What I find a bit ironic is that the right-wing distortion pundits are actually practicing an “ism” of their own (fanaticism – “Excessive intolerance of opposing views”), yet the many people who listen to and believe them are pathetically unaware that they are falling prey to being manipulated.

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