Posted on 05/04/2010 12:59:07 AM PDT by militanttoby
Sarah Palin is one of the most intriguing (and polarizing) personalities to emerge on the national political stage in a long time. The way that many conservatives embrace her and many liberals vilify her illustrates in microcosm the yawning political divide in America today.
We can draw insights about Palin's significance in America today from a trio of three markedly disparate historical figures: Ronald Reagan, the late Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises, and the Gospel of Matthew's King Herod. The connection between Sarah Palin and Ronald Reagan is fairly simple and straightforward. They share conservative convictions and a special gift of communication. Palin is reminiscent of Reagan in the way she resonates, inspires, and energizes conservatives.
Less apparent are the links that may be drawn between Palin and the long-departed Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises -- and Palin and the much-longer-ago-departed King Herod.
The connection between Palin and Mises occurred to me while rereading Mises' 1944 book Bureaucracy. Mises wrote, "...the educated strata are more gullible than the less educated. The most enthusiastic supporters of Marxism, Nazism, and Fascism were the intellectuals, not the boors." Indeed, Marx, Lenin, et al., were intellectuals, and the leaders of socialism have been relatively well-to-do educated folks like Bill Ayers, not salt-of-the-earth blue-collar folks.
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There is evidence supporting ansels assertion, not absolute proof but evidence.
Just look at EveningStar’s posting history on Palin threads, it is mere trolling like on this one, she never says anything much except to throw little catty zingers and repeat endlessly that she is only posting because conservatives like Palin too much.
She does that month, after month, after month, the same childish, girlish, nothings, trolling and attempting to hijack threads on Palin.
Yes, I think that with any large personality good, or not so good, you are bound to have a few ardent supporters that go overboard in hero worship.
Personally, I like what she says and the fact that she is not afraid of the elite left. She has a lot more stones that most male Republicans at this point. We need leadership that is unafraid, and I haven’t seen much of that lately.
It’s not my wish, it’s just reality here on FR.
Oh SNAP!
To: EveningStar
This thread covers no new ground and has no positive effect on discourse.
And yet - yours is the 202nd reply on this meaningless thread...;-)
204 posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 5:56:57 PM by Admin Moderator
Sarah’s a force to be reckoned with. Elites on the Right, like Krauthammer, don’t like her either. This is going to be fun.
A three year old thread.
You mean you believe in the gay agenda now and have come over to the conservatives point of view on it?
Levitation is easy, how about walking on water?
All us Palin worshippers have seen that as well.
And you supposedly support intelligent discourse, right?
Mark W. Hendricksen
Contributing Scholar at the Center for Vision and Values at the Christian Grove City College.
“The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College presupposes that God is sovereign, that man is made in the image of God and is therefore of inestimable and eternal value, and that the God of the Bible is the indispensable starting point for understanding truth. Moreover, John’s gospel records Jesus’ words to those who believed in Him, “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Palin support is more a religious movement than a political ideology. Unless you’re trying to marry politics and religion.
Buyer beware.
BC, do you believe Palin has been “chosen by God” (not my words) to lead the nation and world at this specific point in time?
God is watching.
Lakeshark, do you believe Palin has been “chosen by God” (not my words) to lead the nation and world at this specific point in time?
God is watching.
ansel12, do you believe Palin has been “chosen by God” (not my words) to lead the nation and world at this specific point in time?
God is watching.
Darwin(ists) is watching.........and honestly, looking at your posting, I'm not sure how to answer my question to you........
Avoiding the question, I’m shocked.
“...and honestly, looking at your posting, I’m not sure how to answer my question to you...”
Seriously, this comment reveals much more than you can imagine.
But coming from a moron like you, why am I surprised?
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