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One of the oddities of America’s generally left-leaning cable news channel, MSNBC, is the occasional appearances of far-right icon Pat Buchanan who ran for president \u00a0in 2000 as an independent to the right of the Republican Party. He’s not just a guest, he’s a paid analyst who represents the dark side of conservatism. He’s often regarded as racist, especially in the way he opposes immigration and supports the rights of ‘beleagured’ white men.<\/p>\n

Now the grandfatherly pundit \u00a0is defending the Norwegian bomber saying that he may have been right. As a result, many liberals are calling for MSNBC to fire\u00a0Buchanan.\u00a0But should we really silence him?<\/p>\n

Sure, he has a right to express his opinions, distasteful as many find them. But beyond the free speech issue is a deeper issue. Burying the darkness won’t make it go away. The views of Buchanan and others like him need to be exposed to the light of day, to the scrutiny of the world. Otherwise, when the dark beliefs are covered over, such people only talk among themselves. The hate and disenchantment grows and finally boils over into violence, or into actions that threaten many.<\/p>\n

We see that now with the Tea Party congressmen doing all they can to crash our economy to prove that they are right. Originally, they were ignored and dismissed as nut cases. That ended with the 2010 congressional election. \u00a0They are no longer meeting with their own kind and plotting the take-over of America. They are doing it, and yes, they are nut cases.<\/p>\n

One good thing about the election of so many of the Tea Party candidates is that now the American people, and the world, sees just how crazy and serious they are. They’ve been exposed. Their irrational views are publicized every day, and they are falling out of favor – not that they ever were ‘in favor’ – with the vast majority of Americans. In all likelihood, many of them will be kicked out of office next year when voters return to the polls.<\/p>\n

That said, we need to hear Pat Buchanan and his brethren so we can expose the darkness to the light. But we can’t just point fingers. We all need to bring our own darkness to the light. It’s true for individuals and for society, and that’s the way we evolve as individuals, as a race.<\/p>\n

– Rob<\/p>\n

Here are some related headlines:<\/p>\n

“Pat Buchanan: ‘Breivik May Be Right’<\/a>,” Media Matters, July 26, 2011<\/p>\n

2. “Phil Griffin: ‘MSNBC Stands For Something …Is Really The Place To Go For Progressives’<\/a>,” Mediaite, June 20, 2011
\n3. “Buchanan: ‘What is happening now to white men right now is exactly what was done to black folks for years.’<\/a>,” Think Progress, May 6, 2009
\n4. “Buchanan Argues For Immigration Moratorium To Preserve White Dominance<\/a>,” Think Progress, August 22, 2006
\n5. “Buchanan complains that with Kagan, Supreme Court will have too many Jews<\/a>,” Media Matters, May 14, 2010
\n6. “MSNBC’s Pat Buchanan defends Hitler. Again.<\/a>,” Media Matters, September 2, 2009
\n7. “Breivik Was Influenced By American Islamophobes Behind ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Hysteria<\/a>,” ThinkProgress, July 25, 2011
\n8. “Discussing Ground Zero mosque, Buchanan invokes Nazis attempting to march in Skokie, IL<\/a>,” Media Matters, August 4, 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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