06-01-2007, 11:11 AM
Quote: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.
But if some unknown american made this movie and put it on you tube would it get the same amount of attention? True or false, the movie led to loads of measures against global warming.
Indeed he might be hypocrytical but better then somebody with the same lifestyle that didnot make such a movie.
I have a nice salary and education, for which I will be very likely always in the higher economic classes in our country. Does this mean that if I vote for a party that wants to raise taxes for higher icomes I'm a hypocryte?
Your stances on hypocrisy is very nice but even more of a utopic dream than a good working communist state. So theoretically you are right, but practically it doesn't make too much sense.
ps I don't think the use of alcohol is the biggest problem that we have with priests and other clergy.:(