Pat Condell No. 28

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Letum

Whilst I agree with much of what he says.....

I find it hard to watch him as he seams to be a bit of a arrogant twat.

He also generalises a lot, especially about Americans, but also other people, in way
that are often unfair.

He attacks Christian churches, christian fundamentalists, Islamic fundamentalists, racists and white supremacists, as well as unreasonable political correctness for purposes to achieve shortterm votes at the cost of longterm damages. There is little sense in trying to differentiate within these groups, like you also would not differ between a good and a bad Nazi - a Nazi is a Nazi. He has had some attacks on America as well, for certain political stupidities like the wars, and Britan having been stupid enough to join in these follies. But: You also see him often defending the Muslims "in general" (if they will to fit into our cultural value system - that precodntion is only fair in my view) against muslim extremists, and he defends the individual's freedoms and it's search for a peaceful heart and fulfilled life (no matter the faith) against the dogmas of religious institutions and fundamentalists.

So, I fail to see that justification for accusing him to be generalizing in his attacks and being unfair. Despite the strength of his attacks, he differentiates quite a lot - he just don't give a penny for being politically correct, or suppoorting the vote-catching of the European politics. He does not hold back his fire if he has marked a clear and legitimate target identification, and since that is very unsual in our modern time, where you are always expected to avoid confrontation and conflict at all cost, no matter what costs, you might find that kind of making a stand for one's principles a bit irritating, and "unfair".

[Letum]

I'm not saying he has any bias, just that he oftern puts a lot of people and beliefs in
the same pen when they don't really belong together.[FONT='Comic Sans MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Letum

I'm not saying he has any bias, just that he oftern puts a lot of people and beliefs in
the same pen when they don't really belong together.[FONT='Comic Sans MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/font]

Example? I have no idea what you mean. His criticism has a cleary named adress, the receivers of his attacks are clearly identified.

0305 over here, I must favour some sleep over discussion here, sorry.