The Perennial Prager

Doug H. writes:

I just finished listening to a Mark Levin podcast dated June 29. In the last 15 minutes of the show he interviews Dennis Prager. Dennis states he can sum up American values with three statements, Liberty, In God We Trust, and E Pluribus Unum. He goes on to explain how E Pluribus Unum is a great strength for us. His comments on this sounded like a liberal talking point. He is one of the leading so-called conservatives. Oh how I wish Dennis Prager or Mark Levin would interview a real conservative such as yourself.

One other point Prager made during the interview is how he believes that Islam can be reformed to be less violent.

LA replies:

Dennis Prager is a joke, a man helplessly caught in his own contradictions, such as believing that America must be open to every person and culture in the world (his liberal part), and believing that America must preserve its traditions (his conservative part). I say helplessly, because, notwithstanding the man’s philosophical pretensions, he traffics in slogans, he has no desire or taste for thought, and therefore he hasn’t the slightest awareness that his contradictions are contradictions.

To understand what I mean, see these VFR entries from November and December, 2006:

Muslim wants to take oath of office on Koran; Prager is shocked

Prager, the conservative liberal, caught in his own coils

Should oath-taking on the Koran be allowed?

Prager: The Unprincipled Exceptionator

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JC in Houston writes:

I heard the same June 29 interview with Prager on the Mark Levin show as Doug H. One of Prager’s idiotic proposals was to institute a service program whereby young Americans (I don’t recall whether it was to be voluntary or compulsory) will be sent around the world like Mormon missionaries to spread the “Values of Liberty” or some such tripe. There’s a formula for a lot of dead Americans! He also characterized “peaceful,” “moderate” Muslims as wanting the same things as we do, citing his favorite Moderate Muslim, Zuhdi Jasser (a joke himself). It was unbelievable how detached from reality Prager seemed to be.

LA replies:

The U.S. Constitution has just been redefined by the U.S. Supreme Court as a mandate for unlimited Congressional power over every American, we have just officially lost our liberty, and Prager thinks we are in shape for spreading the values of liberty to less enlightened lands!

There’s an Adreno-Con for you! Regardless of the fact that America has been taken over by lawless leftism, the Adreno-Cons must believe that America is winning, that “freedom” is winning, that conservatism is winning, and that America, led by its conservatives, must lead the world toward freedom and is capable of leading the world toward freedom.

James P. writes:

JC in Houston wrote:

One of Prager’s idiotic proposals was to institute a service program whereby young Americans (I don’t recall whether it was to be voluntary or compulsory) will be sent around the world like Mormon missionaries to spread the “Values of Liberty” or some such tripe.

Isn’t that what the U.S. military does these days? We can never be truly secure until everyone, everywhere, is free and prosperous!

Posted by Lawrence Auster at July 02, 2012 02:11 PM | Send