Happy Thursday. When I walked into the computer lab, I said those very words to the only two people in the room. The response was pretty typical. "Thank you but I will be glad when you can say happy Friday." I smiled and responded "you should be glad to be alive today, and I want you to have a wonderful day""today".
This "gentleman" told me that he appreciated the thought.
This was a typical response to my daily greeting. I usually want to put smiles on people faces by wishing them a wonderful day. We all have our "personal problems" that we must contend with. However, a nice smile or "kind gesture" from a stranger can be a positive way to start our day.
Moreover, today I want to discuss Glenn Beck. Mr. Beck is a popular conservative radio and television host. According to Wiki, "Glenn Lee Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American talk radio and television host, conservative political commentator, author, and entrepreneur. He hosts the nationally syndicated Glenn Beck Program on Premiere Radio Networks, while also hosting the Glenn Beck Show every weekday on the Fox News Channel. He has become a well-known and polarizing public figure, whose provocative views have afforded him media recognition and popularity, along with controversy and criticism."(Wiki)
"Beck says of his political views, "I consider myself a libertarian. I'm a conservative, but every day that goes by I'm fighting for individual rights." Among his core values Beck lists personal responsibility, private charity, right to life, freedom of religion, low debt, limited government, and family as the cornerstone of society."
"Beck supports individual gun ownership rights and is against gun control legislation. He has suggested that President Barack Obama's health care reform agenda is a means by which Obama can effect reparations for slavery. Beck believes that there is a lack of evidence that human activity is the main cause of global warming, views the American Clean Energy and Security Act as a form of wealth redistribution, and has promoted a petition rejecting the Kyoto Protocol."(Wikipedia)
While I do not agree with every political position of Mr. Beck, he is Not a racist.
Racist-somebody who hates others who are not of his or her own race;Racism is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.[1] In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or get preferential treatment.
Mr. Beck, like anyone else has the right to his personal views. Moreover, I like to share with you the first time that I heard him on the radio. It was about a year ago, and I heard this voice speaking about politics in America. He made alot of sense, as he seriously peaked my interest. I thought he was very intelligent. Albeit, I did not agree with his every word. I did agree with most.
I started listening to him daily. I really enjoyed his intellectual dialogues and certain opinions.
It is important to point out that engaging in an "intellectual debate" is good. We do not have to agree with every position of another person's. (Remember yesterday's topic?) This is what makes America great. We have the right to have difference opinions. It is about being able to intelligently articulate your opinion to the point where you can convince others that your opinion is right.
Now when Mr. Beck called President Obama "a racist", I completely disagreed with him, and I challenge his opinion. I refuse to call Mr. Beck a racist just because his opinion is different than mine. Infact, I would like to have Mr. Beck publically debate Keith Oberman, and let America be the judge.
Tell me what do you think.
Have a great day.
L for Love
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Too commonly this leads to the same mistakes in thinking being repeated generation after generation, and gets labeled "common sense", which is really just self perpetuating ignorance.
ReplyDeleteThankfully, I have been blessed with the motivation to have worked hard to learn how to think rather than what to think. This allows me to freely learn without fear or prejudice in listening to another's opinion.
I try not to own my opinions, I merely hold them until a more rational, meaningful, and useful ones enlightens me, then those I will hold and share until I discover better ones, which I will again share.
David