'Arguing with Idiots' by Glenn Beck... - The Firearms Forum

ponycar17 · 02-07-2010, 07:26 PM

Who else thinks that 'Arguing with Idiots' reads too much like Glenn is accusing the reader of being an idiot? If you pay attention to the issues most of the facts aren't really groundbreaking (at least where I am in the book). Perhaps I just agree with him too much to begin with?...

Furthermore, the context is just so lecturing. I just don't respond well to that, at all...

Also, the book is too busy... There are all these cartoons and factoids scattered throughout the book that take away from the content. It's hard to stay focused.

Is there anyone else of the same opinion?... Is it just me?

Don't get me wrong. I want to like the book but I don't know if I can finish it.

Marlin T · 02-08-2010, 02:19 AM

I haven't read it yet, and would love to hear some other opinions.

Thanks for the 'book report' Pony.

JohnTheCalifornian · 02-08-2010, 03:19 PM

I read the book. It was great. Inside not only does he blast away democrats, but republicans too. Thats what makes this guy so good for the people. He isnt just taking one side. He is getting the facts and presenting them to the people so that they can do further research. He doesnt want us to take his word for it. In the book he lists all the sources for the information he uses inside the book.
I felt though the people who he is referring to as idiots are the ones who follow along blindly without checking facts for themselves and for not questioning why the government does the things that it does. Not once did I feel as though he was saying that I am an idiot.
Its a good book and worth taking the time to read. Even if there may be distractions inside. Although I think it may have been layed out that way to attract the attention of the younger crowd who like flashy things, but then again maybe not.

navis128 · 02-08-2010, 03:58 PM

I think it's too busy too. It distracts from reading the content. I had an urge to read the cartoons before I was completed with the point.

My take was that is was supposed to be somewhat lecturing or insinuating accusatory emotion. I think he was trying to get the point across that if you talk to a lib, you're going to have to

USE YOUR MOTHER VOICE!

dogngun · 02-11-2010, 06:05 AM

Being a first rate idiot himself, he would certainly know his topic.

mark

02-07-2010, 07:26 PM	#1
ponycar17 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Contributor Posts: 4,884	'Arguing with Idiots' by Glenn Beck... Who else thinks that 'Arguing with Idiots' reads too much like Glenn is accusing the reader of being an idiot? If you pay attention to the issues most of the facts aren't really groundbreaking (at least where I am in the book). Perhaps I just agree with him too much to begin with?... Furthermore, the context is just so lecturing. I just don't respond well to that, at all... Also, the book is too busy... There are all these cartoons and factoids scattered throughout the book that take away from the content. It's hard to stay focused. Is there anyone else of the same opinion?... Is it just me? Don't get me wrong. I want to like the book but I don't know if I can finish it. __________________ Arm yourself with intellectual Ammunition! Gunfacts 5.1 Myth-Busting Facts JustFacts.com on Gun Control Stopping Power, the Downloadable Book --> Last edited by ponycar17; 02-08-2010 at 02:44 PM..

02-08-2010, 02:19 AM	#2
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Re: 'Arguing with Idiots' by Glenn Beck... I haven't read it yet, and would love to hear some other opinions. Thanks for the 'book report' Pony. __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<<

02-08-2010, 03:19 PM	#3
JohnTheCalifornian V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bakersfield Posts: 433	Re: 'Arguing with Idiots' by Glenn Beck... I read the book. It was great. Inside not only does he blast away democrats, but republicans too. Thats what makes this guy so good for the people. He isnt just taking one side. He is getting the facts and presenting them to the people so that they can do further research. He doesnt want us to take his word for it. In the book he lists all the sources for the information he uses inside the book. I felt though the people who he is referring to as idiots are the ones who follow along blindly without checking facts for themselves and for not questioning why the government does the things that it does. Not once did I feel as though he was saying that I am an idiot. Its a good book and worth taking the time to read. Even if there may be distractions inside. Although I think it may have been layed out that way to attract the attention of the younger crowd who like flashy things, but then again maybe not. __________________ Im not a complete idiot.... parts are missing

02-08-2010, 03:58 PM	#4
navis128 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,392	Re: 'Arguing with Idiots' by Glenn Beck... I think it's too busy too. It distracts from reading the content. I had an urge to read the cartoons before I was completed with the point. My take was that is was supposed to be somewhat lecturing or insinuating accusatory emotion. I think he was trying to get the point across that if you talk to a lib, you're going to have to USE YOUR MOTHER VOICE! __________________ A British general reported to London that the rebels, though untrained, had earned his respect: "Whoever looks upon them as an irregular mob will find himself much mistaken." "But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." The Declaration of Independence

02-11-2010, 06:05 AM	#5
dogngun V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berks County, PA Posts: 54	Re: 'Arguing with Idiots' by Glenn Beck... Being a first rate idiot himself, he would certainly know his topic. mark