Comments on: Obama, Machiavelli, Oprah-endorsed post-masculine charisma, and more “heaven on earth” inanity

By: SSL

SSL — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:08:02 +0000

Thank you DG…trying to find information for a school paper, I came across this article. It was an unfortunate accident that I scrolled down enough to read these comments. While certainly entitled to your opinions, I would especially like to ask ConservativeCanadian to refrain from making connections between the President of this country and an evil, hateful man who destroyed my family, my friend’s families, and many others. There is no such link, and should there be another person in this world as cruel and blind as Adolf Hitler, I believe there are enough people smart enough to, at the very least, ignore his or her quest for power.

By: DG

DG — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:29:17 +0000

I couldn’t believe how ignorant Beran was until I read this enthusiastic endorsement of his views. Let’s all reject the ideas of the Enlightenment and return to Salem, MA circa 1692 or, better, the dark ages of Europe when 100% believed in devils. You can have your minister lay hands, while I rely on modern medicine and scientific progress to make me live longer than you. Of course, man is not perfect but he is better than he was 500 years ago and only a fool would think otherwise. What this has to do with Obama’s charisma I have no idea, other than to reveal the massive hypocrisy of the right to praise the quality in Reagan but jeer it in FDR or Clinton or Kennedy or Obama. I’m just glad I went to one of those liberal elite ivy league schools, so I know how little Beran’s citations actually line up with the complete thinking of Aristotle, Weber, Macchiavelli, et. al. The GOP loves your anti-elitism, because it’s easier to pull the wool over your eyes. Have fun living in the dark!

By: ConservativeCanadian

ConservativeCanadian — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:48:50 +0000

great article! I am amazed at how many people who know nothing of Obama’s beliefs also support him albeit just because of the color of his skin. As stephen king said “it’d be really cool to have the first black president!” Imagine hitler was black and running for the presidency as well? I bet the clueless would fawn all over him to0. “So what if his pastor of 20 years says is a hatemongering bigot, he is a black man!” seig heil.

By: Jen O'Hara

Jen O'Hara — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:09:41 +0000

Thanks Cassandra…it’s a terrific article, well worth the time.

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:23:02 +0000

Very good thoughts. This is exactly right! I’ve often thought about how my generation’s lack of a belief in hell–and lack of a knowledge of hell on earth– has led to their naivety and lack of any real moral compass. Interesting to think of it terms of who people are willing to elect though. I will take the opportunity to read that article the next chance that I get.