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04-23-2012 03:34 PM |
Why So Sensitive?
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Posted by Guest
(Post 483420)
Gratuitous insult; your new style? You're turning into a real peach, VK. I can remember when you were just smart and thoughtful, if often wrong in my opinion. Now you've just turned into a common hit-man. Not an improvement.
The video which I didn't make by the way, even if you are assigning me some credit, is a commentary on what this person would do if he wanted to harm America.
He didn't say he was presenting a talk on how to save America. I don't don't why you think he should. It wasn't his mission, which was only to get you to THINK.
He failed miserably with you.
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You have really thin skin, Richie. Why would you be so sensitive and take as personal criticism my comment that the "source" of the video is an organization called Free Market America, a far right-leaning "think tank" substantially funded by the Koch brothers through another of their organizations, Americans for Limited Government.
Free Market America is partnered with and funded by Americans for Limited Government (AFLG). (FMA) was founded and is run by Howard Rich, a New York real estate developer. Rich was active in the Libertarian Party and worked with Charles Koch to promote small-government and free-market causes. According to their website, the AFLG objective is to "...defend economic freedom against environmental extremism."
To be honest, I embrace a lot of what AFLG is proposing. But I am offended somewhat when people--from the left or the right--drop hand grenades like this video into a forum that supposedly is intended to encourage an exchange of political thought and discussion of issues. I don't think the posting of this video, with no attempt at interpretation or a suggestion of how the video supports or amplifies our political discourse is particularly productive.
Maybe someone could post a video funded by George Soros or some other left-sided person or organization. But if was simply dropped into this forum with no comment or explanation, it doesn't seem to me that would be productive either.
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