In response to "Even Glenn Beck is Right Twice a Day" by Frank Rich of The New York Times: Sunday, 20 September.
Frank Rich addresses one of the biggest threats to our political system: demagogues. In this case, one particular demagogue, who shall remain nameless (unless you read the title of the article which my post references), has been creating quite a stir, using scare tactics to substantiate an anti-government movement among the American people.
This alarmist frequently backbites the President and the current elected officials, comparing the American government to Nazis, Russian communists, etc, etc. This misinformation is becoming very detrimental to such issues as the current health care debate. Through fearmongoring, he and other such demagogues, halt important progresses to be made to the health care system, as those individuals who belief their words as truth will not even be a part of the debate of current politics.
What should prove more alarming than all of this slander is the amount of credibility it receives in our political system. How often do we hear about rallies and protests which blatantly call our President and government “fascists,” “socialists,” or even “Nazis”? This proves for me to be the most saddening truth of today’s America. How can we let someone else tell us how to think? Did we really elect a Nazi to the presidential office? No. Is the government really going to wipe out the elderly via death panels? No.
Frank Rich addresses one of the biggest threats to our political system: demagogues. In this case, one particular demagogue, who shall remain nameless (unless you read the title of the article which my post references), has been creating quite a stir, using scare tactics to substantiate an anti-government movement among the American people.
This alarmist frequently backbites the President and the current elected officials, comparing the American government to Nazis, Russian communists, etc, etc. This misinformation is becoming very detrimental to such issues as the current health care debate. Through fearmongoring, he and other such demagogues, halt important progresses to be made to the health care system, as those individuals who belief their words as truth will not even be a part of the debate of current politics.
What should prove more alarming than all of this slander is the amount of credibility it receives in our political system. How often do we hear about rallies and protests which blatantly call our President and government “fascists,” “socialists,” or even “Nazis”? This proves for me to be the most saddening truth of today’s America. How can we let someone else tell us how to think? Did we really elect a Nazi to the presidential office? No. Is the government really going to wipe out the elderly via death panels? No.
It is our job as the American people to properly represent ourselves in our government. It is our job to educate ourselves, to make our own decisions, and, currently, we’re letting propaganda and blatant slander get to our core.
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