So, I generally try to stay away from even mentioning Glenn “I’m a Loser Baby” Beck, but thanks to his exceptionally disrespectful event today, there really is no point in not helping him with free publicity. Along those lines, here’s a reblog from friendlyatheist:
Beck talks faith in rally coinciding with anniversary of King’s speech
In a speech Friday night, Beck said he feels like “God dropped a giant sandbag on my head. My role is to wake America up onto the backsliding of principles and values most importantly of God. We are a country of God.”
Usually, I don’t get to political in this blog. But the fact of the matter is that conservatism and theocracy go hand in hand. There is no doubt about it. The historical revisionism, the lies, the propaganda, and the exclusion from public and political life of those who do not share their religious delusions cannot go unchallenged. If there is a time to be outspoken in favor of reality, truth and fact it is now. It is most needed here.
Come out as atheists, donate to secular and skeptical organizations, go cast your vote against the theocrats. Do something. It is your own liberty to live and think freely that are at stake here.
In reason, and in hope…
-FA
But, FA, you’re political whether you want to be or not. Religion is a political issue whether you practice one or not. Don’t forget one of the predominant reasons for people to come to America in the first place: to be free of oppression. One type of oppression is religious. Religious freedom is supposed to be guaranteed in the Constitution—it’s every politician’s job to protect your right to worship as you please (which, for many of us is: not at all). So, in speaking out in favor of Atheism, you’re asserting your politics. It’s OK, though. Politics (the way they should be practiced) are good. Alas, most folks think of politics as “the art of spinning the truth to get what you want from people” (silly politicians, that’s advertising). What’s sad is that Beck’s followers are simply not cynical enough.
We atheists are already this cynical, because most of us have left a faith after realizing it was all made up. Believers are just that: Believers. They’ll believe anything you tell them, assuming you also include some stuff they already believe, like Beck does.
I would mind it much less if what Beck was saying was, at least, historically accurate, but he spouts off his own version of history all the time. People are being miseducated by Beck and that harms America, as a whole.
Honestly, I had hoped Beck would come out today and re-enact the climax from the “The Wave” and point out that they were doing just what so many Germans did in WWII. Blindly follow one man’s leadership just because it felt good—so good they didn’t bother questioning him.
But alas, that lesson is still left unlearned by his minions.
So no one should worry about “being political”. These days expressing your opinions on anything outside of popculture is being political because so many politicians seem to be interested in hacking away at our ability to think what we want while so many other politicians seem oblivious to our right to do just that—think freely.
There is no such thing as wrongthinking and America is not a country of God, it is a country of citizens with rights.
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