Having Mitt the Barber run for President may have the effect of shining a light
on the ultra-wealthy and their tax benefits. If so, the legacy of Mitt's run
may prove ironically very, very good for our economy and our society, while
leaving all of his exceptionally wealthy friends with a painful hangover,
wishing fervently that Mitt had just stayed home.I heard this guy on the radio yesterday and he seemed to be making very good sense. He originally did this short video for something called "TED", a website with a series of four to twenty minute clips about various subjects, but the organizers of "TED" felt that this clip was "too controversial" for them to post. When something that is not advocating violence or insurrection is seen as seditious, that can often be a cue that it might be seen as having a considerable impact on society.
TED is at: http://www.ted.com/
(BTW:) By the way, I don't know anything about TED, I just found it fascinating that they were too paranoid to let this guy's video be aired after he recorded it, lest they invite the wrath of the Entitled Ones. I think his seditious ideas warrant far more distribution.
Arthur
2 comments:
I have some familiarity with TED.. I even have a few buddies who have presented for TED. It is an ongoing open series of conferences in which anyone and everyone is invited to speak on the topics of technology, entertainment and design. Their primary goal is to educate. Bill Gates, Bill Clinton and Bill Schmoe, the guy next door, have presented for TED.
In regards to this particular speaker, I have to agree with the TED curator - TED's main goals indicate their speakers should remain non-partisan, particularly in election years. Any speaker who comes out with a political discussion would not fit the topic schedule. There are other places for political discussions to happen and TED isn't meant to be one of them. It'd be sort of akin to discussing global warming in the House of Representatives. A few might be interested, but most of them will adjourn to meet their respective lovers for a lunch quickie.
Just checked around and found the exact quote of what the TED curator told Nick Hanauer:
"Even if the talk was rated a home run, we couldn't release it, because it would be unquestionably regarded as out and out political. We're in the middle of an election year in the US. Your argument comes down firmly on the side of one party. And you even reference that at the start of the talk. TED is nonpartisan and is fighting a constant battle with TEDx organizers to respect that principle... Nick, I personally share your disgust at the growth in inequality in the US, and would love to have found a way to give people a clearer mindset on the issue, without stoking a tedious partisan rehash of all the arguments we hear every day in the mainstream media. Alas, my judgment - and it is just a judgment, and that's why my job title is 'curator' - is that publishing your talk would not meet that goal."
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