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Originally Posted by Skybird
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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Lets face it, the media coverage on the campaign has done nothing but distract in the name of ratings.
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I would say the campaining circus itself has done nothing but distract in the name of ratings - and it is designed and inteded to do that.
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I would not talk of "un-american" activities, for two reasons. First, Palin holds the American citizenship, which is a formality, but formally her activities are that of an American, and anyway: who would define what is american and un-American behavior? And second, for historical reasons: the Nazis tried to "verunglimpfen" (disparage?) everything that did not fit into their world view or was critical of Nazi idelogy as "undeutsch", there was un-German art, and un-german literature, and not supporting the Führer of course also was un-german. You cannot evade this comparsion like you cannot evade the linking of the Swastika to Nazi symbology, although it has existed before. |
The Swastika is and will always be villafied and rightly so. Certainly, American and Un-American can be defined but there will always be a shade of gray. The reason is it is our right to have a shade of gray. Everyone disparage things that do not fit into their world or how the world should be in their view. It is human nature to do so.