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LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
46. Beckerhead's Beckistan will almost certainly be all-white
Mon Jun 3, 2013, 05:42 PM
Jun 2013

Glenn Beck is still dreaming of his own 'ideal community,' Independence Park or as it's become known to everyone else: Glennbeckistan.

Wonkette did a great dissection of this: Glennbeckistan: Your Libertarian-Commune Paradise Awaits:

That not-at-all earthshaking announcement apparently bought Beck only a couple days of the news cycle, because now he’s back again to tell us all about his new dream, his vision for the future, his awesome planned community that will be totally libertarian yet totally communal:

On his program last night, Beck revealed that his intention to “go Galt” is quite literal, unveiling grandiose plans to create an entirely self-sustaining community called Independence Park that will provide its own food and energy, produce television and film content, host research and development, serve as a marketplace for products and ideas, while also housing a theme park and serving as a residential community.


Treehugger also has some fun with Beck's version of "Galt Gulch:" Glenn Beck's Independence Park: Utopia or Crazy Town:



One might even think that Beck had become a fan of Agenda 21, which he has called a UN plot to take over America. This town has all the buzzwords: sustainable, resilient, common good, quality of life, livable communities.



Then it all falls apart. Beck says the wind turbines were put in the drawing "just to piss me off." There is a theme park where you play cowboys and indians. A giant mountain is really a huge digital screen. There will be a media center and movie studio making "decent" shows; Beck says Little House on the Prairie is too racy for him. You don't get to buy what you want: "There’s not going to be a Gap here. There’s no Ann Taylor. You want Ann Taylor, go someplace else."

It turns out that the Libertarian paradise is just about the most controlling, un-free, unlibertarian place you can think of, a giant two billion dollar theme park that is little different from Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Heritage USA

Which is a shame, because here is something really seductive about utopian communities. This is Crazytown.

Yeah, Beckerhead really believes he can raise a cool two billion to build this monstrosity!

I almost forgot to mention the church patterned after the Alamo.

The Blaze -- as in blazing meth pipes Blue Owl Jun 2013 #1
or... Cirque du So-What Jun 2013 #4
lol arely staircase Jun 2013 #19
No kidding LuckyTheDog Jun 2013 #24
Light in August Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2013 #2
I've read that one. Faulkner's one of my all-time favorites. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #29
The Tea Party really is just the KKK without the robes. Initech Jun 2013 #3
Whatta crock of shit!! Here's my fav: Inkfreak Jun 2013 #5
Black privilege in America. that is my Fav lunasun Jun 2013 #28
so much stupid booley Jun 2013 #6
Yeah Dorian Gray Jun 2013 #33
One drop rule Generic Other Jun 2013 #44
I knew the Buchanan types would be the most livid burnodo Jun 2013 #7
Poor persecuted white people Mz Pip Jun 2013 #8
Diversity and tolerance are anti-American? Laelth Jun 2013 #9
Not the Andamans... better one of those Pacific atolls only a few feet above sea level. JHB Jun 2013 #12
Hehe. I hear you. Laelth Jun 2013 #30
How about the Bikini Atoll? kentauros Jun 2013 #38
Wake up call. Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #14
God, these people are FUCKING STUPID PARANOID ASSHOLES hatrack Jun 2013 #10
I love their delusions of power: Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #11
But not the 1952 taxes and banking regulations. That would be communism! JHB Jun 2013 #13
Isn't it weird how all of these comments are pathological psychological defense mechanisms? ck4829 Jun 2013 #15
These raciest would hate to see my family! Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #16
I think they would hate my family, too RockaFowler Jun 2013 #37
They probably would not like my family either Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2013 #56
They would send Palestinians to Auschwitz instead of Jews cprise Jun 2013 #58
No one should be sent to Auschwitz Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2013 #59
I agree with part of one of the attacks. Jim Lane Jun 2013 #17
What do they tell the kids? Wait Wut Jun 2013 #40
Um, it's not like this is the first commercial to highlight justiceischeap Jun 2013 #42
Then I must be racist as I would expect racists to boycott them over this. ieoeja Jun 2013 #43
I agree. It's not racist to report, accurately, that some people ARE racists and will boycott. Jim Lane Jun 2013 #49
Man....... EC Jun 2013 #18
my favorite arely staircase Jun 2013 #20
Woohoo, such masculine insecurity Canuckistanian Jun 2013 #21
"as long as we have Black privilege in America." marmar Jun 2013 #22
I must've had measles on the day they were handing it out Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #36
This is so wrong, so stupid and so sad on Raine Jun 2013 #23
OPTIMUM recently added Blaze to TV programming, I'm going to switch providers. But I may give them JaneyVee Jun 2013 #25
Antebellum isn't an era, it's a frontal lobe issue . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #26
LOL and these are the same people who probably went to church today. SummerSnow Jun 2013 #27
Wow Lilyeye Jun 2013 #31
When the President of the United States is the product ofa white mother and a black father, Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #32
Only for the people not making them. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2013 #35
They're really letting the racist flag fly, aren't they? CBHagman Jun 2013 #34
unforuntate but hilarious PatrynXX Jun 2013 #39
I'm asian adieu Jun 2013 #41
I wouldn't want to waste my time arguing with an idiot, but this comment goes begging nobodyspecial Jun 2013 #45
Beckerhead's Beckistan will almost certainly be all-white LongTomH Jun 2013 #46
Wouldn't that be "Glennbecky-becky-beckystan"? KamaAina Jun 2013 #50
Okay, first reply have to say something Rex Jun 2013 #47
Variations on a theme rocktivity Jun 2013 #48
Poor, under-represented, under-powered white people. Makes me heart bleed Nanjing to Seoul Jun 2013 #51
It is ONE fucking commercial rpannier Jun 2013 #52
For the progressive the enemy is the white man. Number23 Jun 2013 #53
So I guess by Glenn Beck's logic I'm my own enemy obama2terms Jun 2013 #54
The one saying go to Europe is kind of ironic treestar Jun 2013 #55
these heaven05 Jun 2013 #57
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