Comments on: Burt’s Eye View: Have You No Shame, Leftists?

By: Don Heckers

Don Heckers — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:30:54 +0000

People why can't you see that your bloodpressure is reaching the sky ?
Can you mention ONE PERSON who can remember by detail what their life looked like back in
March of 1977 ?
His or her memories will be a blur , so what can happen in the courtroom at the end of this year ?
The judge will have to say CASE DISMISSED , because the people who have to testify against Roman
Polanski can't speak THE TRUTH , THE WHOLE TRUTH and NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH – because
they have no clear memories and the victim IS AGAINST ALL OF THIS.
She wants rest for both Roman Polanski and herself.
If you go to your psychiatrist with your boring complaints about the Polanski-case your shrink will probably
commit suicide.
PEOPLE , GET A LIFE , BEFORE YOU DIE BEHIND YOUR COMPUTERS !!!

By: Squint

Squint — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:32:14 +0000

Never mind, then.

By: QA_NJ

QA_NJ — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:30:34 +0000

That the left was willing to make up stories about Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh to bring them down suggests that they, in fact, have no shame. Nor do they have class or character. That, after 9/11, Michael Walzer found himself asking, Can There Be a Decent Left? suggests that they are lacking in the decency department. too. Of course the evidence for this is obvious. All one needs to look at is what happens when the left gets into power. At the very least, they quickly dismantle democracy in favor of rule by an elite (note how undemocratic the European Union is) and, at worst, they engage in widespread murder of their enemies as seen in the French Revolution and elsewhere. Scratch a leftist, find a thug. The fundamental problem is discussed in the closing paragraph of Jason Muravchik's book Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism: "By no means all socialists were killers or amoral. Many were sincere humanitarians; mostly these were the adherents of democratic socialism. But democratic socialism turned out to be a contradiction in terms, for where socialists proceeded democratically, the found themselves on a trajectory that took them further and further from socialism. Long before Lenin, socialist thinkers had anticipated the problem. The imaginary utopias of Plato, Moore, Campanella and Edward Bellamy, whose 1887 novel, Looking Backward, was the most popular socialist book in American history, all relied on coercion, as did the plans of The Conspiracy of Equals. Only once did democratic socialists manage to create socialism. That was the kibbutz. And after they had experienced it, they chose democratically to abolish it." Socialism and the equality of results that the left so dearly cherishes requires coercion. This is why the left has no use for democracy and prefers to achieve their agenda through deception, courts, and bureaucrats instead of the consent of the governed (hmmmm, now where does that phrase come from?). Once the coercive mechanisms they know are necessary are institutionalized, they either get abused by those taking increasingly drastic measures to achieve the unattainable (e.g., Maximilien Robespierre), get taken over by a far more malicious set of rulers (e.g., Stalin), or fall into the hands of a madman (e.g., Pol Pot).

By: Francisco

Francisco — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:42:43 +0000

I meant say "filmography", not "cinematography", my bad. But his films do have amazing cinematography by other people though, especially Tess.

By: JSBurke

JSBurke — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:47:35 +0000

Affirmative.

By: EdSki

EdSki — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:32:23 +0000

As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

This is exactly why the left is so hard to defeat. They are absolutely 100% convinced they are right, and what they want is good for society.

That's where the animosity, insults, hatred and arrogance stem from. They really think what they're doing is going to work. So any one who opposes them – in their minds – hates people, and want the poor to suffer.

I'm not kidding, they actually believe that.

By: WhatupMyDude

WhatupMyDude — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:08:23 +0000

I thought Outrage was that new documentary in which the filmmaker outs closeted gay politicians?

Still not sure why this acceptable, but…

By: SJC

SJC — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:42:02 +0000

Burt – you got my vote.

By: HansT

HansT — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:46:51 +0000

Let me add… at least Joe McCarthy was right in that communists really were trying to take over Hollywood.

By: HansT

HansT — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:43:09 +0000

Funny,… but the thought came to me, also, just last week that our politicians of the left have become more McCarthyite than McCarthy, but will never admit it. (moral superiority, you know.) Think: Ted Kennedy re: Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas; Reid; Pelosi; Leahy; Rangel; Dodd; Obama himself re: almost anything. They exhibit no shame or decency while decrying legitimate political opposition as hate-filled and racist. No lie seems too big and no accusation too improbable in order to further their 'progressive' utopia. Let's not hold our breathe or waste our shock waiting for that to change.