Unitarian Church Shooting - The Wider Context
BackMore musings on this subject, I explore the mystery of the middle and working class voting for republicans.
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: July 30, 2008 at 2:40 am
Author: TheModestAgnostic
Length: 00:03:32
Rating: 4.92
Views: 1998
Tags: republicans Unitarian Church Shooting Knoxville Adkisson
Video Comments:
merryberry1234 (October 30, 2008 at 10:23 pm)
powerful, well said
merryberry1234 (October 30, 2008 at 10:20 pm)
America is currently so divided it is a major stretch to refer to her as the "United" States.
steve19683 (October 30, 2008 at 8:57 am)
That said, it's not too difficult to see many reasons why working class rural people have learned to fear God and vote Republican.
The question I wonder is: how DOES an educator compete with a broadcast system that is run by big companies and is completely dependent on advertising revenue for its content? Personally, I think the world would be much improved by a ban on all forms of non-requested multi-media advertising.
The question I wonder is: how DOES an educator compete with a broadcast system that is run by big companies and is completely dependent on advertising revenue for its content? Personally, I think the world would be much improved by a ban on all forms of non-requested multi-media advertising.
steve19683 (October 30, 2008 at 8:47 am)
I believe that as we grow older, our values harden, who we ARE hardens, and even were we to become deranged, we would not knowingly break with these values. We are not all the same. If we are brought up from primary school hearing the praises of suicide bombers, yes, we will be more likely to follow that route. I cannot imagine my present or any future self killing people merely to make a political statement. We are NOT all the same.
snman37922 (September 3, 2008 at 7:21 pm)
I live in Knoxville where this right wing conservative republican fruitcake murdered two people. Trust me in the Southern United States there many more like him.
ejonconrad (August 8, 2008 at 2:51 pm)
This some of the most insightful commentary I've heard on this sad topic. It's frustrating that with all the millions paid to television talking heads, one has to go to YouTube to find quality. Keep up the good work.
TheModestAgnostic (August 9, 2008 at 2:54 pm)
Wow, thanks man!
ejonconrad (August 11, 2008 at 8:26 pm)
Believe me, I know the type. I have some relatives who are farmers. Like most farmers, they can barely make ends meet, and like most farmers, they're staunch Republicans. The brilliant Republican political machine has convinced them that Islamic terrorists and gay marriage present more of a threat to their tiny Nebraska town than more tangible and immediate threats like losing their land or not having proper healthcare for their kids. Sigh.
y277480v (October 5, 2008 at 12:55 pm)
great comment
Scentless (August 8, 2008 at 12:23 am)
Is it just me, or does that gunman look like an aged version of Walter Kovacs?