Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E
Actually it is comparison. To say after this, this, is a comparison. Your comparing before and after. It's pretty simple. And When Robertson repeated his words, to make sure he understood the question, he cup house to answer it, thus making the comparison.
I don't think he was being serious while answering it, and shame on Magary trying to pose qhuestions in such a way as to be able to obviously parse, and twist their answers meaning later. But allow me to illustrate this way....I'll use emoticons to aid in the illustration...
When Magary asks the question, and Phil repeats the question to him clearly, he is displaying a little subdued shock that Magary would ask such a stupid question, so he then answers thusly
'They were giddy, :lamo they were happy, :lamo they were not singing the blues...:doh'
See how that works?
Like if I asked you why 'all liberals hate freedom'? and you answer
" all liberals, you say, hate freedom?"
' oh yeah, They're communists, :lamo they're Nazi's, lamo, they can't stand you walking around free. :doh'
Now, would anyone believe that you were in fact saying that liberals were communists, Nazi's, or hated your freedom? No. But that is what you are doing to Phil Robertson, and it is dishonest.
I would be skeptical of addressing such a question, as happiness is rather subjective. But I would say minorities are better off today than under Jim Crow. I would not present wildly delusional and inaccurate answer Phil did.
Would it be fair to say that in America in the late 50's/early 60s, that there possibly could have been some black people that were not into the strife? That were not concerned with what was going on with the publicized struggle? That just simply wanted to live their lives and be left alone, and could have very well have been happy in their compartmentalized situation at the time, and couldn't have cared less about what was happening in Selma, or Atlanta, or DC for that matter? And if you have to say honestly that this is possible, then why is it impossible for you and other liberals believe that these could have been the blacks that a young Phil Robertson was in contact with?
Why don't you stop pretending that you know the thoughts, and hearts of every black person in the United States 50 plus years ago....It's insulting, and it is dishonest.