Saturday, January 23, 2010
(The Real) Che Finally Goes Public...
I haven't the time or desire to go into an extended commentary on Glen Beck. I'll fully acknowledge that he has a style that lacks the professional seriousness one wants to point to when backing a viewpoint. He's overly dramatic and sometimes a bit cliche' no doubt. For those on the left his biggest "crimes" are probably that he's both religious and patriotic (and those are big crimes to "progressives").
I've noted several times on this blog how disgusted I am that the worthless authoritarian idiot, Che Guevara, has become such an idol amongst the clueless. More than a few blogs and essays have gone over the issue well and further informed that relatively small niche of society that cares about such things,but..
Finally, some serious exposure to undercut that mass admiration that Hollywood and others have hoped to stir for Che Guevara. Beck has a massive audience. Even many on the left that so hate him acknowledge actually watching him and, of course, a lot of just simple folks who used to take no interest in political issues watch him too. So, love him or hate him -- or, don't care -- Glen Beck exposes some serious issues widely. And now, the Che that only a few conservative/libertarian types know of is in full view of a public that is increasingly finding that "progressive" icons and ideals are rotten to the core.
'A guy who barely ever bathed, shot a twelve year old in the head for "pilfering food," wanted Russia to initiate a first strike on New York with a nuclear weapon, hated rock and roll (because it was "bourgeoisie and imperialistic"), and who thought black people were lazy and inferior.
That's the Che "progressives" so love.
...'figures.
