Today, I was reading an article that is about to drive me up the wall. Hypocrisy to the nth degree! Imagine the swelled head someone has to have to tell another person to shut up, just because they disagree with the point of view. No, it's worse than that. This person believes that the other point of view should be censored, since, apparently, this person's point of view is perfect truth. I am talking about Paul Krugman.
The article that brought this to my attention was written by Noel Sheppard for NewsBusters:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/07/27/krugman-balanced-news-media-true-moral-failure-destroying-america
I also read Paul Krugman's actual blog:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/the-cult-that-is-destroying-america/
He shows his hand, in my mind, when he calls the right "crazies." That's not too demeaning, is it?
The truth is that what people believe, they believe. Some people will change their minds. Some people do not take the time to decide what they truly believe and are led in one direction or another at someone else's whim. Some leaders or commentators think that the only way they can change enough minds to get a majority on their side is to lie to them. The end justifies the means. To my mind, and according to my beliefs, doing the wrong thing, even if you believe it will lead to the best income (again, only an opinion), is still the wrong thing. And, if your voice can only be heard by censoring the other voices, that is wrong. The 1st Amendment is for all Americans. What makes liberals, like Paul Krugman really mad is that people watch and listen to news and commentary that they agree with, because it strikes a chord and acknowledges that they are not alone in their views. The problem is that more people are watching FoxNews and ALOT less are watching MSNBC. (That doesn't even count the people who think John Stewart and Stephen Colbert are reporting news).
Hey, Paul, sometimes I do watch MSNBC, but when I get tired of hearing my own opinions called "crazy," I am happy to turn back to FoxNews or, better yet, watch a good movie...
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