06-16-2009, 03:59 AM
June 15th, 2009 11:26 AM Eastern<b>
BIG HOLLYWOOD: The Great Palin Divide</b>
By Michael Rulle, Jr.
MSR Investments LLC/Blogger
The world view, or philosophical perspective, of Sarah Palin vs. say, David Lettermanâs or Katie Couricâs, is profound at its core. Not only are the philosophical differences profound, but the political implications of those differences are as equally profound.
Palin is the philosophical descendant of those who created this countryâs constitution; Couric and Letterman, on the other hand, like much of the bi-coastal media/entertainment left, are more consistent with the self annihilating philosophy of moral relativism. While Palin is intelligent and constant in her views, I make no similar claims specifically about Letterman and Couric, relative to their views. They strike me as shallow and weak.
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Palinâs language is always the same. She speaks about everything in a straight forward manner without straining for audience approval. She is direct.
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Palin implicitly understands the limitations of reason. Moral relativists do not. Our Founding Fathers also understood manâs limitations and established a Constitution whose core principle was liberty, supported strongly by laws to protect this liberty. The left, on the other hand, believes that âtruthâ can be imposed on individuals and society as a whole. Many have commented on the futility of the latter. Frederich Hayekâs âThe Road To Serfdomâ is the clearest explanation of how that view ultimately and logically has lead to totalitarianism; the ultimate expression of political nihilism and its philosophical antecedent â moral relativism.
This philosophical divide is one reason for the leftâs hysteria over Palinâs very existence. It is, as if somewhere down in the lizard portion of their brain (You Have Three Brains), they understand her way of thinking could lay bare the implicit nihilism in theirs. The more ignorant element of the left pretends that Palin is so obviously stupid, vapid and reactionary that she is fair game for dehumanization.
BIG HOLLYWOOD: The Great Palin Divide</b>
By Michael Rulle, Jr.
MSR Investments LLC/Blogger
The world view, or philosophical perspective, of Sarah Palin vs. say, David Lettermanâs or Katie Couricâs, is profound at its core. Not only are the philosophical differences profound, but the political implications of those differences are as equally profound.
Palin is the philosophical descendant of those who created this countryâs constitution; Couric and Letterman, on the other hand, like much of the bi-coastal media/entertainment left, are more consistent with the self annihilating philosophy of moral relativism. While Palin is intelligent and constant in her views, I make no similar claims specifically about Letterman and Couric, relative to their views. They strike me as shallow and weak.
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Palinâs language is always the same. She speaks about everything in a straight forward manner without straining for audience approval. She is direct.
ââââ
Palin implicitly understands the limitations of reason. Moral relativists do not. Our Founding Fathers also understood manâs limitations and established a Constitution whose core principle was liberty, supported strongly by laws to protect this liberty. The left, on the other hand, believes that âtruthâ can be imposed on individuals and society as a whole. Many have commented on the futility of the latter. Frederich Hayekâs âThe Road To Serfdomâ is the clearest explanation of how that view ultimately and logically has lead to totalitarianism; the ultimate expression of political nihilism and its philosophical antecedent â moral relativism.
This philosophical divide is one reason for the leftâs hysteria over Palinâs very existence. It is, as if somewhere down in the lizard portion of their brain (You Have Three Brains), they understand her way of thinking could lay bare the implicit nihilism in theirs. The more ignorant element of the left pretends that Palin is so obviously stupid, vapid and reactionary that she is fair game for dehumanization.