Al Sharpton, like everyone, is neither all good or all bad. He has done a great service by speaking for the voiceless at times, he's also acted like a complete buffoon at times. Anyone who tries to ignore either side of that is a fool, and probably has their own agenda.
I don't get into politics much, but as long as a person is sincere in their beliefs I will respect them. I do think he is sincere, even though I do tend to disagree with him on quite a bit.
I had not seen him in awhile and when I did I almost didn't recognize him.
Al will go anywhere and speak about anything if it get's him in the newspaper/on t.v./ or on the radio.
And Adolf Hitler was very sincere with his beliefs, so is Bin Laden, the Unibomber, the Boston Strangler, Charles Manson and the list list goes on and on. I don't see how you can respect a man who blames everyone else for everything.
Well that is a fair point Cadens, however it is a bit extreme. Like I said, I disagree with him on quite a bit, but I do believe he thinks he is doing the right thing. I respect Al Sharpton because although his opinions frustrate me often he does quite a bit of good with charity. I agree with his stance on poverty and would like people to do more about it, however he and I will disagree on the governments involvement in it.
Comparing Al Sharpton to serial killers and racist dictators is a bit much.
Come on...Cadens Dad wasn't directly comparing Al Sharpton to those people, he was simply pointing out that just because someone is earnest in their beliefs doesn't mean they, or their beliefs are to be respected. I disagree with him regarding Sharpton, but I agree with that generally.
Polar Bear wrote:Comparing Al Sharpton to serial killers and racist dictators is a bit much.
Unfortunately, this is how deeply hatred runs in some people.
This is one of my biggest pet peeves around here. It was an analogy. No analogy is 1:1. Often people exaggerate to prove a point. It doesn't require righteous indignation on the part of those responding, just a grasp of how conversations work. Nobody is really saying Al Sharpton = serial killers/racist dictators. Pointing this out makes the conversation unnecessarily burdensome.
Well Sharpton's sincere beliefs are in helping the cause of repressed African Americans. Whether he is vying for attention or media exposure doesn't necessarily make him bad since most public figures have to do this in order to get people informed and involved in the cause.
Comparing his belief in helping people to that of serial killers, murderers and terrorists is simply wrong IMO. But anyway.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." ~George Carlin
Well that is a fair point Cadens, however it is a bit extreme. Like I said, I disagree with him on quite a bit, but I do believe he thinks he is doing the right thing. I respect Al Sharpton because although his opinions frustrate me often he does quite a bit of good with charity. I agree with his stance on poverty and would like people to do more about it, however he and I will disagree on the governments involvement in it.
Comparing Al Sharpton to serial killers and racist dictators is a bit much.
Look at the first line I typed before Yoda came in and quoted me. I said it was a fair argument, but a little extreme. Then I gave the rest of my opinion. My biggest pet peeve is being quoted out of context. I do not think Cadens was being hateful in the least bit, he was just giving an argument, but I do disagree with his analogy because it is apples and oranges.
Yoda wrote:Well Sharpton's sincere beliefs are in helping the cause of repressed African Americans. Whether he is vying for attention or media exposure doesn't necessarily make him bad since most public figures have to do this in order to get people informed and involved in the cause.
This is the point I was trying to make, but Yoda said it better.
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