Conflict of Interest?

[arnegrim]

How many countries, past or present, have influential people traveling the world getting paid to give speeches that are anti-country or anti-leaders?

 

[Yusuf Evans]

There are probably a few, but none as prominant as the United States.

 

[burrow_owl]

We call them "democracies," armegrin.

 

[arnegrim]

LOL!

Democracies? Funny how some of those speeches occur in places that are NOT democracies...

 

[nvxplorer]

What is your point?

 

[Doctrine1st]

How many countries, past or present, have influential people traveling the world getting paid to give speeches that are anti-country or anti-leaders?

Mmmm...probably pert near every country has someone of influence making statements that some fellow natives may disagree with, no matter how true it may be.

 

[Kalevalatar]

I don't know how it is in the U.S.A., but in this neck of the wood we recognize a concept called FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE, which means we are free to hold and express views and opinions regardless of anyone else's views and regardless of whether the majority agrees or disagrees with our personal views. Critizing the government is a fundamental right here and for our democrazy to work fresh ideas, differing point of views, accountability, criticism etc., both from inside and outside the establishment, are considered necessary. Our tax money is in good work when someone dares to point out the emperor has no clothes and is still squandering our money on those invisible clothes.

 

[marshlewis]

How many countries, past or present, have influential people traveling the world getting paid to give speeches that are anti-country or anti-leaders?

How is this a conflict of interest?.

 

[chalice_thunder]

How is this a conflict of interest?.

Because Sean Hannity sez so...

 

[arnegrim]

I have no problem with them having dissenting views... or even making speeches and getting paid for them... IN OUR COUNTRY.

I do have a problem with them going overseas to do so.

 

[blueapplepaste]

I have no problem with them having dissenting views... or even making speeches and getting paid for them... IN OUR COUNTRY.

I do have a problem with them going overseas to do so.

So you believe that free speech for our citizens is limited to only the US?

 

[Maxwell511]

I have no problem with them having dissenting views... or even making speeches and getting paid for them... IN OUR COUNTRY.

I do have a problem with them going overseas to do so.

You understand that the world media reports on what goes on in your country.

We can hear you from over there.

 

[nvxplorer]

I have no problem with them having dissenting views... or even making speeches and getting paid for them... IN OUR COUNTRY.

I do have a problem with them going overseas to do so.

Your reasoning would be?

 

[marshlewis]

Your reasoning would be?

Because its a conflict of interest apparantly.

 

[k]

I have no problem with them having dissenting views... or even making speeches and getting paid for them... IN OUR COUNTRY.

I do have a problem with them going overseas to do so.

Maybe this would have mattered 100 years ago...but today we have these things called tv, satellite, and internet. It doesn't matter where one says it...it can be heard all over the world. I.e. When Leslie Stahl interviewed Albright and she admitted the US was responsible for killing 500,000 Iraqi children. Some Americans refuse to acknowledge that and many Arab stations played that interview for quite a while.

So Americans can have Freedom of Speech as long as they are ONLY doing it in America? What kind of "Freedom" is that?

 

[AirPo]

Your reasoning would be?

Perhaps...

Because Sean Hannity sez so...

 

[Fallschirmjägergewehr]

LOL!

Democracies? Funny how some of those speeches occur in places that are NOT democracies...

Oh, like Jim McDermott?

He needs to go back to the center of the universe and worship the statue of Lenin.

 

[Anovah]

You understand that the world media reports on what goes on in your country.

We can hear you from over there.

 

[arnegrim]

You understand that the world media reports on what goes on in your country.

We can hear you from over there.

That's fine.

There is something wrong with someone in a position of power getting paid to go to a foreign country and bash their own.

 

[arnegrim]

Perhaps...

What does Sean Hannity have to do with any of this?