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Glenn Beck likens Norwegian dead to Hitler youth

Mellie said:
Of course it's controversial, Patrick. When you have 3 hours of ad lib on a radio show and you aren't afraid to say whatever you're thinking at the moment, you're going to say controversial things. Again, this isn't a big deal. He wasn't saying the kids were learning how to murder millions of Jews.....just that political camps for kids are creepy. Like Hitler Youth was creepy.

Some of you are reading too much into it simply because you despise Glenn Beck. As usual.
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Sounds like something Hitler would have said. Not saying you're hitler or anything, only that you sound just like him.
 
At least Beck is able to eat ice cream as fast as he wants to. You can only get an ice cream headache if your mouth is connected to your brain.
 
ludahai said:
If you want intelligent commentary, listen to Neal Boortz... I don't always agree with him, but he is always thought provoking...
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I wanna listen to Neal with Arcana.
 
It's almost like he is saying these kids are better dead, because they were future nazis...
 
Mellie said:
Wow. This isn't anywhere near as important as you are all making it. It was a flippant statement about political camps for kids. From his statement, he must believe that ALL political camps for kids are comparable to the Hitler Youth, not just those on the left. He went on to say that he would never send his kids to a Republican camp or anything like it.

So......I really don't see the big deal. He thinks political camps for kids are creepy. I kinda think so too. :shrug:
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Glenn Beck might not send his kids to camp, but if he puts them through his college, it's just as bad. He also probably lectures them and indoctrinates him like all wing nuts do, so there is really no difference. His kids would probably be better off going to a republican camp than getting an ear full of his paranoid rants and crying fits.
 
Glenn, please S.T.F.U.
 
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Mellie said:
The Tea Party camp isn't the one in the news at the moment. Based on what he said, he believes ANY political camp for kids is creepy and comparable to Hitler Youth.

I think he does stir the pot, absolutely. The ratings and attention are a result of him speaking his mind with no filter. That usually happens when people are incredibly blunt, honest and outspoken.
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Yes, OMG, he is a hero... *tear
 
Arcana XV said:
I used to like Beck a lot. His show, at least in the first year, was often thought-provoking and he did raise many good points. As someone who doesn't stubbornly cling to any fixed ideology, although I seem to find myself more and more to the right of center lately, I found his commentary very interesting and often even agreed with him. But then something happened and his discourse became increasingly reminiscent of the likes of Alex Jones and I seriously started to question both his intelligence and his sanity. He had the advantage at one point and he completely blew it. I barely could stand to watch him for 5 minutes at a time in the end. Never listened to his radio show so I can't comment on that, but if the OP is any indication, he's still competing for most insane pundit of the year.
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I watched his show once, and it was before he was the Glenn Beck he is today. I actually remember him saying, "I am against the legalization of marijuana because I am a Libertarian, and if we legalize it, we'll regulate it." And I thought to myself, wtf, if this guy is being honest, then he wants to make everything illegal.
 
Arcana XV said:
This is so true and is often the reason I spend so much of my time arguing with Europeans, some of whom have never even set foot in the US, trying to convince them that the headlines they read about some idiot American's comments do not represent the country as a whole. It's infinitely tiresome and a good example of how much the media is responsible for shaping people's perceptions of reality.
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When I was in Europe, they didn't think I was American and when I told them I was American, they acted shocked... I never understood why. I asked a guy from France once, and he said my name doesn't sound very American and I don't look/act American... lol. IDK. But I did get the same feeling that they think Americans are stupid, know little about world and geography, and they hated GWB before America actually did.
 
ElCid said:
Amen, Bro. Oh................sorry. I forgot you don't believe in God.
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I don't but if it makes you feel any better at all I'm inclined toward Buddhism.
 
Mellie said:
Um, I'm not apologizing for him. I'm simply clarifying what he said since I'm one of the only ones who actually listens to the entire radio show instead of just snippets that media matters wants you to hear.
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You are apologizing and making excuses for him. You're basically explaining the logic behind his statements as if you know him inside and out. What he said was inappropriate and offensive and you're just sitting there making excuses. Honestly, Mellie, I thought you'd be a little more reasonable and honest than this, but it seems like you don't think Beck can do no wrong in this world. If anything, I think your constant defense of Beck is creepy.
 
U.S. Socialist. said:
I don't but if it makes you feel any better at all I'm inclined toward Buddhism.
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Be careful. The goal of Buddhism is indifference to life. How can you build your Marxist utopia, and practice a religion that promotes indifference to life?
 
Somehow Beck became an inadvertent tool of the Left, by so miserably representing the Right. His is a truly tragic story. He should never have gone near TV.
 
ElCid said:
Be careful. The goal of Buddhism is indifference to life. How can you build your Marxist utopia, and practice a religion that promotes indifference to life?
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The goal of Buddhism is liberation from the suffering of life and ultimately liberation in Nirvana. I've found the teaching of Buddhism to be very helpful in my life and has helped me with a lot of personal problems. On to your question though, I don't think it promotes indifference to life so much as non-clinging. It's fine to be concerned about issues and injustice, the problem is when you become obsessed with them and they become your whole life. To my credit the Dali Lama says he is a Marxist though not a Leninist.
 
U.S. Socialist. said:
The goal of Buddhism is liberation from the suffering of life and ultimately liberation in Nirvana. I've found the teaching of Buddhism to be very helpful in my life and has helped me with a lot of personal problems. On to your question though, I don't think it promotes indifference to life so much as non-clinging. It's fine to be concerned about issues and injustice, the problem is when you become obsessed with them and they become your whole life. To my credit the Dali Lama says he is a Marxist though not a Leninist.
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I like your tendency to not go to extremes. That's reflective of Trotsky himself, actually. In the beginning, he was more of a Menshevik ('go-slow' approach to Communism), but decided to side with Lenin, the Bolshevik (the fast, violent, urban-centered approach). Later, of course, he abandoned Madman Stalin.
 
ElCid said:
Somehow Beck became an inadvertent tool of the Left, by so miserably representing the Right. His is a truly tragic story. He should never have gone near TV.
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Because Beck is completely nuts. If you want to be taken seriously you need to at least have some claim to sanity and legitimately. Take Bill O'Riely for instance. While he is no doubt biased he is a lot more credible than Beck or a lot of other right-wing media types, because he stays away from controversy for the sake of controversy. He also let's people of opposing view come on his show and will actually debate him, that helps him a lot. I still don't agree with him at all, but if I had to trust one I'd trust him before Beck.
 
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