Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Podcast NYC: Pop Culture Rant #26
It's a rant from hell this week as your host takes some people on over a very hot topic, the bashing of America. From expatriate VCs to RSS founders to elite intellectuals, Microsoft bloggers and German rabble rousers, it's a full on KMA fest. Why the fuss? Simply put, enough is enough. The blogosphere and airwaves have become thick with anti-American and anti-Democratic propaganda from a variety of sources. And like all propaganda, it's filled with half truths and misconceptions. Prepare yourself for a very different but very necessary rant this week.
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They're you have it folks. Someone call Fidel and Kim Jong Il and tell them one more person wants to sign up for the movement. Any other comrades out there?
Great show.
I don't agree with everything you're saying here... but I do agree with some of it. You've got a pretty strong rant style going on... I dig it, and will stay subscribed!
Watch yer back though, Scoble might get pissed off send the Microsoft Goons after you ;-)
Thanks for the comments Steve. I hardly expect everyone to agree with me. Some people think I'm trying to shout down dissenters of the government's policies. Not true. I am expressing my sharp disagreement with those who use half truths and misconceptions to forward a very popular and very misguided view of the U.S.A. In fact, the issue that set Mr. Segal off was not presented completely. The other 25 Senators who failed to sign the anti-lynching apology bill did so because they were not physically present (which is common) and not because they opposed it. The bill was placed in a special area where the remaining Senators could sign upon their arrival at the Capital.
As for Mr. Scoble. I say that Microsoft should watch their back. A lot of companies are going to experience severe backlash when people really get fed up with their cooperation with oppressive regimes.
Loved the newest rant. It was not as shocking as you presented it in the beginning... You have this vein of "Pro-America" running through all your shows. I am right there beside you. People should take a good look at the rest of the world before they declare America the problem. At least I have the right to type this! How many people outside of our country would fear for their family if they said anything negative about their government?
Thanks for coming back to work, and congrats on your new addition.
Keep it up!
Groucho
Great podcast! I wish more people would speak up about this topic. I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and I'm a citizen of both Canada and Germany, but i love the USA!
Where the hell do all these people get off slagging America? Who is it that's always been there to bail the world out? The good ole US of A! Every time the world needs something they come running to the USA; and when the get what they want, they bite the hands that fed them.
Back in 1973 a CFRB radio personality by the name of Gordon Sinclair made one of the greatest radio commentaries I've ever heard. It's become known simply as "The Americans". His words continute to ring true, today! You could Google it, but I've saved you the trouble. Here's one place you can get it:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gordonsinclair.htm
I hope people open their freaking eyes and stop bashing the USA for the sake of being IN, or fashionable. If they don't wake up and see that America is the reason that they are free to voice their opinions, then it may already be too late.
God Bless America!
God Save the Queen!
Regards!
An Agnostic German-Canadian
Right on! There was that song by Paul McCartney called Ebony and Ivory where he says, "there's good and bad in everyone." I think that's true in every country but if you look objectively you see that a lot of great things have come out of actions by the U.S.
We've made our share of mistakes as well but that's partly borne from the fact that we're geared to take chances to achieve something that's greater than all of us.
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