My favourite quote from O’Reilly’s “Who’s Looking out for You”: "Finally, the war in Iraq proves once again that ideologues can never look out for you. They are too blinded by the light on the right or the left and they will never see things for what they really are. If you become an ideological prisoner, the truth will always elude you because you will never seek it. Instead, you'll evaluate each issue and problem with an agenda: trying to prove your ideology is correct. The antidote to this is to reject a rigid political philosophy and discipline yourself to think logically. Gather facts. Facts always look out for you. And that's a fact."
So often on TruthTalk people get caught up in their ideological prisons unable to see the truth. Good stuff. A great message to all of us, myself included. And DaveH I find it hard to see how a country who will not take the best care of you is a country looking out for you. Have you read O'Reilly's book? Much of it is how the country and the institutions that inhabit it are not taking care of/looking out for you. O'Reilly's opinion that America is the best country in the world is due to two things that he repeatedly mentions: opportunity and the ability to make money. Jonathan ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Hansen Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 9:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] from O'Reilley to you Jonathan Hughes wrote: I find O'Reilly very interesting and dare I say it, enjoyable. I listened to the unabridged audio version of "Who's looking out for You" the other week and was impressed. It was pure moralism, but for moralism it was great. His take on Canada is interesting. He believes (as he should) that America is the best place in the world to live. However, he believes other countries 'look out for you' DAVEH: That's not what he said, Jonathan. He believes other countries will take better care of you as opposed to look out for you. There is a big difference. more than the States will. Hence, the massive reliance on individuals/autonomy that O'Reilly's moralism fosters. Here is the entire quote on Canada: I'M GOING TO wrap up this chapter with some "looking out for you" profiles of government figures, but before I do that, one final word on our political system. After visiting fifty-eight nations, I still think America is the best country in the world. We have more options and more freedom to pursue happiness than people anywhere else on earth. On the other hand, almost every other industrialized country will take better care of you. Canada, France, Germany, the Scandinavian countries, and Britain all have elaborate entitlements for their citizens, and even for illegal immigrants who manage to get into those countries. But the entitlements come with a steep price tag: Most people in those countries will never become wealthy and independent. And most can't even choose their medical and educational providers. Taxes are huge, and so are the waiting lists for medical treatment and decent housing. Jonathan -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain Five email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF and MOTORCYCLE. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
