05-31-2007, 10:38 AM
Quote:I don't like this reasoning.It is just like saying that e.g. a socialist can not have a nice house without being a hypocrite.No. American progressive politicians are socialist hypocrites because they espouse a program of social justice and redistribution of wealth that excludes the American aristocracy to which they are members. A neat trick, but as we discussed earlier, taxes have no basis on wealth. You need to have income in order to pay income taxes.
So, then Mr. Gore is a hypocrite in a 2nd way. He clamors for YOU to limit your consumption, but has no intention to contain his own excessive lifestyle. What is unbelievable to me is that Gore, like Moore, gets world accolades and awards for a deceptive and false propaganda film while personally exemplifying the excess he supposedly stands against. That my friend is hypocrisy, much like the drunken preacher calling for temperance.