tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post4829000121414806581..comments2024-02-15T03:26:38.897-05:00Comments on Health Care Organizational Ethics: The Paranoid Style in American PoliticsJim Sabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-21640608166710528112009-09-07T08:54:40.714-04:002009-09-07T08:54:40.714-04:00Hi Ross -
Good to hear from you! Thank you for th...Hi Ross -<br /><br />Good to hear from you! Thank you for the important comment.<br /><br />Your observation that both Obama and Bush have been compared to Hitler is valuable evidence that the paranoid style isn't limited to one political group. There's a danger in dismissing opinions we see as off the wall as "paranoid." The opinion (like the death panel belief) may be wrong, but it almost always reflects something about public outlook that is worth understanding.<br /><br />Re the loss of moderation and reasonableness in speech - one factor is gerrymandering. When legislators represent "safe" districts they do best by appealing to the more radical elements of their base. Another factor is money - moderation and reasonableness don't sell in the world of media.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />JimJim Sabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-82008060857761862092009-09-06T12:20:26.349-04:002009-09-06T12:20:26.349-04:00Jim, I congratulate you on this post. I have seen ...Jim, I congratulate you on this post. I have seen such polar opposites as Obama and George W. Bush each compared to Hitler. As you know, at the peak of anti-semitism in Europe, it was possible to claim that Jews were all Communists and all Capitalists at the same time. Whatever happened to moderation and reasonableness in speech?<br />Ross NeisulerRoss Neisulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123532779068043328noreply@blogger.com