Debates between Buckley and Gore Vidal reveal Buckley to be thin skinned, Darwinian in his politics, and a poseur, lots of big words covering up brittle thinking. The debates were on YouTube … the documentary “Best of Enemies”delves into the debates with an even hand. Listening to and watching Buckley offer up conservative saws such as “…
Debates between Buckley and Gore Vidal reveal Buckley to be thin skinned, Darwinian in his politics, and a poseur, lots of big words covering up brittle thinking. The debates were on YouTube … the documentary “Best of Enemies”delves into the debates with an even hand. Listening to and watching Buckley offer up conservative saws such as “freedom breeds inequality” with complete self-satisfaction gives the lie to his professed claims to Christianity. Listening to Buckley, really carefully, always reminds that he employs his big vocabulary to coverup the reptilian ideas he is espousing. Today’s conservatives make no attempt to cover up their cold-blooded beliefs with eloquence. But their ideas can be traced directly back to Buckley.
The debates are on YouTube and the documentary about the debates “Best of Enemies” is on Prime. The documentary is evenhanded.
Debates between Buckley and Gore Vidal reveal Buckley to be thin skinned, Darwinian in his politics, and a poseur, lots of big words covering up brittle thinking. The debates were on YouTube … the documentary “Best of Enemies”delves into the debates with an even hand. Listening to and watching Buckley offer up conservative saws such as “freedom breeds inequality” with complete self-satisfaction gives the lie to his professed claims to Christianity. Listening to Buckley, really carefully, always reminds that he employs his big vocabulary to coverup the reptilian ideas he is espousing. Today’s conservatives make no attempt to cover up their cold-blooded beliefs with eloquence. But their ideas can be traced directly back to Buckley.
The debates are on YouTube and the documentary about the debates “Best of Enemies” is on Prime. The documentary is evenhanded.