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In reply to a post at The Usual Suspects:
The “fear” I feel about Beck (and Palin) is the same as the fear I would have of a 5-year-old left alone in the control room of a nuclear reactor. It’s a fear that somebody clearly out of their depth gets put in a position of responsibility.
What irritates me about Beck’s attempt to re-claim the civil rights movement is that, in the real civil rights movement, people died. Blacks and whites who helped them were beaten and/or killed. The biggest threat facing Beck is tripping on a microphone cable.
In short, Beck is uninformed and taking no personal risks, trying to claim a mantle of leadership from people who were exceedingly well informed and constantly risking their lives.
The “fear” I feel about Beck (and Palin) is the same as the fear I would have of a 5-year-old left alone in the control room of a nuclear reactor. It’s a fear that somebody clearly out of their depth gets put in a position of responsibility.
What irritates me about Beck’s attempt to re-claim the civil rights movement is that, in the real civil rights movement, people died. Blacks and whites who helped them were beaten and/or killed. The biggest threat facing Beck is tripping on a microphone cable.
In short, Beck is uninformed and taking no personal risks, trying to claim a mantle of leadership from people who were exceedingly well informed and constantly risking their lives.
