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Beck Breaks Down ‘Day of Rage’: Is Youthful Wisdom & Passion Overrated?
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MaggieRose
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 8:27amI keep wondering what on earth do American youth have to be “raging” about?? They live in the most prosperous nation, living off their parents, with cars, iPhones, iPads, iiiEverything else! Good grief! Drop them off in Haiti, or Iran, or Afghanistan if they want to “rage” about how unfair life is!
So in a word is youthful wisdom overrated? Yes!
Youthful wisdom… now there’s an oxymoron! LOL Like I used to tell my sons and their friends when they were growing up… “you are a walking hormone… before you run off and tell each other that sounds good, check with your mama, ok?”
Report Post »Non-sequitur
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 10:23amI personally would just love to drop off some pro-war people in Iraq and Afghanistan to see what wonderful things we’ve done with these countries.
Report Post »Comeandtakeit
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 8:20amI’m always amused to see the dichotomy in calling for a day of “rage” to supposedly promote all this peace and love and hope. And the prevailing theme always seems to be “bimme,gimme,gimme” instead of GIVING.
News flash to the young: if you want a job, get your hiney out of bed, dress up cleanly and neatly and get an education, skills and work hard to be worth something to somebody else and GIVE your best effort. If you want “peace” be respectful and peaceful and decent yourself- give COURTESY and respect to “others”.
If you want justice, and free speech, and a “voice”, allow others to speak as opposed to shouting them down at events. If you want your religious beliefs tolerated, tolerate others as opposed to ripping the clothes off a female reporter and raping her and beating her up in a crowd.
If you want prosperity, don’t destroy capitalism, the means of production. And if you think you want socialism, go live for awhile in, say, North Korea and try it out first, then get back to us.
In other words, don’t be a damned fool.
Report Post »TruthisHealthy
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 8:18amMost teachers are left wing nuts. I don’t trust or respect most of them.
Report Post »WILLIAM E.
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 8:05amThe ones that show up will be sheep. They know nothing of our founding thanks to our government ran schools.
Report Post »darlenekay
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 8:01amTrust me, the kids will come out. They will get a anonymous text message and be gone in a flash. They are followers. Few are leaders these days.
Report Post »TruthisHealthy
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 8:19amYou’re right. And, we have too many in this country to feel safe. Thank God we still have Patriots that will prevail. Obama and his evilness will not win.
Report Post »matt708
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:42amthe day of rage should include them having to stand on their own teo feet rather than want the gov’t to take care of them. Parents should read the riot act to the younger ones
Report Post »emertz8413
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:39amWe should front some “wonderful” new band or hip hop group to play free at the same time. I’ll donate a dollar. Not one of the kids would show up at this stupid event. LOL
Report Post »Mackerel
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:36amMarch 12, 2011 “Day of Fashion And Contrived Rage.”
Report Post »raderby
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:24amI was in college in the Spring of 1969. There were class-stopping demonstrations by students against something – war? Something. I attended an SDS meeting that day. Organizer dude spoke red book politics. My take on the SDS that day was that they were idiots. I have not changed my opinion.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:19amAll I’ve heard for the last 20 years is how test scores are dropping as we spend more and more on education. If today’s youth is so stinking smart, why are test scores so low. How smart can a generation be when they cover themselves in tattoos and piercings like primative tribesman? Learn how to govern yourselves before you start trying to govern the world.
Report Post »emertz8413
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:40amI think it depends on what your definition of “smart” is. It certainly isn’t what it was when I was growing up!!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:17am.
Report Post »Stand Up American Youth! Hell you can’t get one off the couch from in front the TV, or to put down their Iphone or off the computer long enough to go pee. First thing is they can‘t hear you with that freak’in IPod shoved in their ears. “FYI” If you snatch one off their head and throw it on the ground and stomp on it with a #12 workboot they will listen. Now you want them to stand up and go throw rocks outside, I got to see this one.
YaDarnTootin
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:15amA quote I remember, “Why is Youth, wasted on the Young”…
Report Post »Doctor Who
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:42amYou are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair. ~Douglas MacArthur
Report Post »awizard
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 6:32amI saw the show, it’s pretty underhanded that they would use the kids, but …
I also remember attending “peace rallies” back in the late ‘60 … my reason for being there?.. to pick up chicks. You spend a couple hours marching and protesting, and it was really easy to bed one/two?.. 1970 I joined the Marine Corps and went to war …
I‘m sure kids don’t have the wisdom that comes with age, but their not as dumb as they may seem sometimes …
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:12amThe wisdom of youth?
Report Post »Did immature minds come up with that one?
A few years ago a study came out which concluded that teenagers are mentally unbalanced. Having raised a few and acquainted with many during the time I was raising my own I know this to be true.
Is this the wisdom of which they speak?
Another “study” recently cited that young people don’t develop good judgement skills until they are in their twenties.
Again I ask, is this the wisdom of youth they are banking on?
I rolled in laughter at these “studies” and then I was angered by their ability to get grant money for such ridiculous causes.
ADNIL
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:53amI remember vaguely there was a demonstration planned and organized about 2 years or so ago for a student demonstration against the war. I remember hearing that so many students signed up for it(thousands) that there was a consideration to cancel classes that day. (I wish I could remember where this was). For some reason the demonstration was postponed to Saturday instead of Friday. About 100 kids showed up! It appeared the main reason for most of them to attend such a rally was to cut classed that day not to protest the war. I wouldn‘t expect much of a turnout on March 12 unless they’re giving free beer. It’s a Saturday! HA HA!
Report Post »lillianrose
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:19amTalk about confused-“stand up for peace and hope” on day of rage. Stand up for jobs- as they demand their freebies. Climate change- going green-good grief!
I have a 18yo son in the house- if you were to ask him what he would like for dinner- he would say he did not know. But as a typical kid he seems to think that he is an expert at whatever his interests are at the moment. I am looking forward to down the road when he is in my position- I hope he has a half doz boys of his own! Got to get into the real world to know whats going on and perspective does change as time passes.
Report Post »We have raised our kids away from public school and they don’t fall for the garbage. The oldest 2 are now having to attend the local community college- filled with liberal profs. We are thankful the the solid education they have had growing up. Until the public education system is cleaned up(sanitized) and activists booted out, this will continue to go on. The same goes with our government!
Diane TX
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:56amThe youth of today have been indoctrinated at their Colleges and Universities, that Capitalism is a bad thing. Of course, it is not. Capitalism is what made the USA the best Country to live in – in the entire World.
Just yesterday, reports came out of Cuba that their Communist/Socialist government is failing. They had to fire many of their government employees because there just was too many people who are employed by the Cuban government.
This is why Communist/Socialist governments never work.
People who are in the employ of the government, are an expense or cost to the government they are employed by.
Others, who are not employed by the government, are producing goods and services, upon which “taxes” are collected, and are “income” to a government.
It is only commonsense to realize that the bigger the government grows – the bigger the expense. The smaller the government is, the income of a Nation increases. This is not too hard to understand.
Report Post »Deutscher
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:08amI would correct your statement.
The bigger a government grows the more it costs. The smaller it is the less it costs.
Report Post »You can’t conclude that it necessarily means the economy is better, or whatever you mean by “ income of a nation”.
That would imply a nation with no government somehow had a higher GDP.
Diane TX
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:46am@ Deutscher,
Maybe I didn’t express myself well enough. The reality is that I commanded a very successful business, that I started in my early twenties. I was blessed with a high level of intelligence, and learned anything I needed to know at a very fast pace. Your comment that a Country without any government at all would have a higher GDP is just stupid.
Government needs to be “LIMITED” in it’s scope for success to happen. Why in the World do we have all these social programs in the USA? The Federal Government’s main purpose is to protect the USA from attack and invasion from other Nations. That’s why we have a military force.
All this crap of social welfare programs, is just that: crap. The Federal government’s job is to protect us from foreign invasion. The States can take care of the social programs as needed for their State.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:50amGotta agree with Deutscher here. A smaller government is no guarantee of a booming economy, although less government regulation of the economy will tend to promote greater innovation and not stifle entrepreneurship. Even then, though, you will still have periods of recession (remember the Kondratieff cycle).
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:57am@Diane–
Report Post »I posted above before your reply appeared, and I have to say: Amen, sister!
smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:24amDeutscher, one can conclude using past examples that as government loosen it’s grip private industry flurishes and thus the nation income increases. Just as one can conclude that when government interferes with a private incoming via taxes,rules,and regulations it slowly chokes the industry costing jobs and creating both lose of tax revenues from those that did have jobs and increase burdens on the government via tyhe social programs for those who lose their jobs.
Report Post »It‘s not advanced economic theory I’m posting it’s common sense with a proven track record throughout history.
sbleve
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:38amYour words speak the truth found in iron. Pretenders that stand on a soapbox preachin snake oil have no iron in their words. This debate of how much government or little one needs has been documented. 200+Years ago. The edge of ‘not enough government’ is much like the sharp edge of a ceramic knife. If a citizen abuses this knife edge banging against an immovable rock, the skill required to repair the edge is way beyond the citizen.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 10:52amDiane TX
Report Post »You couldn’t be more correct,he tenth amendment states any powers not given to the Federal government reverts to the states and or the people of each state. There’s no clause that gives the federal government the right to take tax dollars to support any of the following,welfare,art,media stations,education,infrastructure or a list of others as long as my arm.
freedomofspeech
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:37am“day of rage” call for “peace and hope” ummm what?
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:48amDon’t you know that Leftist thought is not constrained by such out-dated concepts as the law of contradiction?
Report Post »islandlady
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:33amThis was circulating around the churches last summer 750 per student. Then they had a list of
Report Post »previous speakers and Van Jones was one of them. I asked some of the ladies passing this
around, “Don’t you know some of the speakers are radicals, and this goes against the values of the family. It seems like they are just rebuilding 2011 website I wonder if they’ll include the past speakers again. It was passed around by a professor at a local University as a great Opportunity for the kids!
http://www.youthpeacesummit.org/index.cfm
staythecourse
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:40amInteresting: In preparation for the World Youth Peace Summit, participants will be required to prepare a draft of a Pathways to Peace project. Some Pathways to Peace initiatives will focus on such large scale issues as poverty, nuclear proliferation and the environment. Others will be community-based, social entrepreneurship programs involving some project that fosters peace, such as juvenile justice, conflict resolution, non-violence, youth sports programs, mentoring and civil rights.
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:28amIt is said that “youth is wasted on the young”, but I know that isn’t true. I could have never started my own business if not for my stupidly that I could anything that I chose to do in my early twenties. You have to have that level of confidence to “just do it”.
That’s the beauty of youth. You haven’t been beaten down enough times to just give up.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:23amLet’s face it young revolutionaries are great at toppling governments but they are not great at picking up the pieces and governing. And they are certainly not great at understanding what the ramifications of their actions might be.
There have been 300+ people killed in these protests that the government MSM doesn’t want to tell you about. They also don’t want to tell you that some of these protestors were holding up the iconic black and red Obama posters of Mubarak with “NO YOU CAN’T” on them. Of course, that wouldn’t fit the narrative of the Obama MSM now, would it?
Since the Egyptian government has been toppled they have dissolved the Constitution, allowed the Muslim Brotherhood a foot in the door and they’re now demanding that women and Christians be banned from being in the parliament. Sounds like real progress to me.
Democracy is “mob rule” and that is why our Founders made America a Republic.
It has since been revealed that our U.S. State Department and at least two Google executives and AYM and the April 6th Movement and the Islamic Radicals have been involved in orchestrating this overthrow of the Mubarak government.
It is not an accident that the Flotilla incident and now the overthrow of the Egyptian government, an ally no matter what you may think of Mubarak who kept his promise of keeping peace with Israel, has happened under Obama’s watch.
Obama has succeeded in alienating every ally of America in the short term he has been in office. His foreign policy is a disaster, and the Middle East is now on fire.
When he signed the START Treaty with Russia he revealed the nuclear arsenal of the UK as one of Russia’s prerequisites to signing this treaty that not only betrayed our longtime ally, Britain, but also has made America weaker.
Here is Niall Ferguson’s assessment where he says in no uncertain terms that Obama blew it on Egypt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9sMo-LTdSc&feature=player_embedded
It is no wonder that Beck is saying that the young revolutionaries are not the ones to determine what is best for the majority of the Egyptians, 82 million of them, who had no say in the overthrow of their government and the slaughter of 300 people and the dissolving of their Egyptian Constitution.
Report Post »sbleve
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:23amYou have that correct – Mob Rule.
Report Post »staythecourse
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:30amWhat is amazing is that over and over and over again the story line goes that this was a “peaceful” bending of the moral arc of history….. NOT>>> As noted above: 300 people died, many were injuried, property was destroyed. Anarchy reigned in the streets. IT WAS NOT PEACEFUL. Thank God that more were not killed and injured.
Regarding the “youth”….yes, I remember when I was 16 and 17. “Earth day” had just been created and yes, I was passionate. Vietnam was raging. I was passionate. “Passion” is not bad. It is when those who know how deliberately manipulate the passion of youth for evil purposes that it becomes bad. Yes, I also thought that I knew all the answers and knew more than my parents. “Wisdom” comes with age. As I grew up I realized that fact that I knew less and less and that was when I began to seek to learn more about the things I didn’t know. Don’t criticize the “youth” for their passion. What they need is to be offered the “wisdom” of those older than them…They are looking for someone to lead them. They have their professors… and the militants…. and the anarchists. That’s because those are the people that are “hellbent” on twisting their passions into destructive anarchy. Instead of criticizing them for their passion…offer them your wisdom. Together our future freedoms will be guaranteed. Without the passion and commitment of the ‘youth’ THEIR future will be tyranny!
Report Post »liberal2thecore
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:31pmThe muslim brotherhood only have 15% approval rating, so I’m not worried about that. Believe it or not, but most of the muslim world don’t like the extremists.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:03am“Is youthful wisdom & passion overrated?”
Ummm..err…uh……ah…… yep.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:03amyou dont have to worry about my youth……………i have trained and raised them to be proud Americans, and they dont care if they hurt your feelings, as they tell it like it is
if ya dont like it your more than welcome to go back to where ever you came from
you riot around here you more than likely to have a bad day
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:01amEnergy and passion are wasted on the youth for only with age comes wisdom .If these kids act like this they will never get aged enough to get any wisdom.
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 8:44amAgreed
Report Post »The youth are easily moved as a mass-minded mob, and sadly they’re willing to give up their individuality without any true reflection, or thought.
Non-sequitur
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 10:22amAge MAY bring wisdom. It’s not exactly guaranteed.
Report Post »islandlady
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 2:59amStand up Youth! (Didn’t Obama say that?) Stand up for spending more money toward climate change.
Report Post »(Send more money to the organized left) Local Seven 11 has buckets already.
They couldn’t coerce the youth into it by clamping down on the college grants and college fees like
in Europe. So they are just coming right out like Obama said and telling the Youth to Stand up.
Pray for the Youth, Pray for their decisions and feel pity for those that fall for this false doctrine.
The smart ones will hopefully see the light or should I say the darkness that clouding our way.
Be careful next they might put lead in our food and toys to make us stupid! Ooooops that has already been tried hasn’t it?
cheezwhiz
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 2:57amIs Youthful Wisdom & Passion Overrated?
Report Post »———–
Thats libberish for
Ignorance and herd-mentality , right ?
komponist-ZAH
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:06amRight.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:10amDay of rage in America? Was it March 12? I have 3 kids, 15, 17, and 19. Not one is dumb enough to have gotten sucked into this idiocy, thank the Good Lord! However, if one were? I’d cut off their lifeblood. You know, cell phones, internet, tuition, and car. Day of rage would be over before it started. If you have a kid planning on joining this, I’d suggest you do the same.
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:18amYes but i bet they know who Guenther Schwab 1902-2006 was The original global warming nut and father of the green movement in the nazi party.Well actually they probably credit it to Al Gore.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 3:50amActually, Scout, I believe most of their teachers are conservatives. I am generally surprised and pleased with the work they bring home and the information they learned. Truth be told, I’m a little stunned. This is the first year in public high school (1 Freshman and 1 Junior). I expected to be embroiled in ideological battles. Haven’t had one. I’d be pleased if they knew who Gunther Schwab was. I can’t ask them, as they are asleep. Nothing wrong with knowledge.
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:47amThe group Glenn speaks of is ‘Day of Rage (America)’ and can be found on Facebook. I have been kicked off this page 3 times since Sunday, for questioning the page creator’s intent. I was stunned to see the exact quote Glenn referenced from the FB page.
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:50am*Correction: I have now been booted 4 times for questioning the page creator’s intent.
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 5:38amAhhh “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.”
So who is funding this group? Who is backing it? Is it safe to say this group is another member of the Alphabet Organized Crime Family? I think we all were dopes in this age range only difference is we didnt have a Pres with radical ties encouraging us to be know-it-alls! The bigger problem as some point out is indoctrination in the schools too. But whose fault is it really, the schools or parents for not knowing whats being taught to their children?
You have to start getting involved and find this out regardless of age times have changed… trust no one not even schools. Kids need to be taught more about the US and less on other nations and they should be educated by people who know to leave their political agenda at the door.
Its on us to fix things and it starts with finding out who is behind the indoctrination or organizing these events like the one Beck pointed out in a few weeks. Im sure we wont be surprised to see who is behind it!
Take back America http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 6:26am“Old age, Wisdom and Treachery will over come
Youthful Inexperience, Enthusiasm and Stupidity
Every time”
Author Unknown
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:10amHate to say it but there aren’t alot of youth that have wisdom, most of them just think they are smarter than the older generation that has lived long enough to have wisdom. Generally they are still on the dole from their parents and are clueless about life. The ones that have wisdom have worked since they were old enough, paid taxes, sustained themselves and have had a hearty dose of reality; and even then, some still wear rose colored glasses. “Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do.”
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 1:42pmSpikebu sorry that was intended for the statement above you.From your previous statement I have no doubt your kids have been brought up right and i wish them the best in high school it’s a rough time for good kids now days .
Report Post »Melvin Spittle
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:07pmI challenge these youths to emancipate themselves from the parents that are holding them back since they have all the answers. If they are so much more intellectually mature, then they should be able to fend for themselves. Like I told my children before they graduated college, they can protest the government on their dime; not mine. Live under my roof, follow my rules. We were all that age and can relate to all the “newly discovered knowledge” we had. We thought we were blazing trails when we were just clearing the leaves from a well trodden path.
BREAKING NEWS: I was just informed by my youngest daughter that she is now an avid viewer of Glenn Beck! It proves my theory that in my battle with their teachers over the years regarding their displeasure with how my children challenge group think curriculum and assignments, that I was victorious and they failed!. This is a direct result of being an active participant in my children’s education.
Report Post »Melvin Spittle
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 7:12pmYou can thank Obama for this. He is the one that told our children that they must educate us! Why is that? Could it be that he feels parents are stupid and out of touch with current progressive public education? 2012 can’t come fast enough.
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