Question: What should the U.S. be doing more of around the world?
Moby: Being honest. I mean it’s just a … It’s such a shame that politic … I mean, I’m not saying that politicians are crooks and liars. I’m just saying there’s a deep lack of sincerity, you know? Because the truth is we’re all human, you know? We’re all driven by sex. And we’re all driven by insecurity. And we’re all driven by feelings of inferiority. And at times we make mistakes. And at times we’re arrogant … and you know. But there’s no acknowledgment of this. You know, that there’s … and that … there should be this solidarity that being human is hard, and it’s difficult. And there are a lot of joys that come with it, but there are a lot of tragedies and sadness that comes with it. And that … that unwillingness to accept that we all basically live the same lives. And so as Americans I would just love our pundits and our politicians and people in the media to just say, “Look. No one … None of us really know what we’re doing. None of us are nearly as bright and together as we pretend to be. We all go home and cry into our pillows. We all occasionally drink too much. We all occasional do sexual things that we probably shouldn’t,” you know? That’s what bonds us as a species. And it’s … But we’re in like … almost in this sort of like new Victorian era. Like we’re okay with pornography, but we’re not at all comfortable with sort of vulnerable honesty about ourselves.
Recorded on: 5/29/07
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Scott Murphy on May 7, 2008, 5:52 AM
I agree that John McCain's enthusiasm for the war in Iraq makes the prospect of his presidency very disturbing. I also agree with Sen. Reid that some of McCain's previous efforts at bipartisanship (which alienated him from the core conservatives) have largely been overwritten by his recent move to the far right.
I am not sure, however, that Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton are equally qualified. I think that Sen. Clinton shares some of the Kriegslust that so bothers me about McCain. Her initial vote for the war in Iraq and her recent comments on Iran point to this similarity between them.
Scott Murphy on May 7, 2008, 9:52 AM
I agree that John McCain’s enthusiasm for the war in Iraq makes the prospect of his presidency very disturbing. I also agree with Sen. Reid that some of McCain’s previous efforts at bipartisanship (which alienated him from the core conservatives) have largely been overwritten by his recent move to the far right.
I am not sure, however, that Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton are equally qualified. I think that Sen. Clinton shares some of the Kriegslust that so bothers me about McCain. Her initial vote for the war in Iraq and her recent comments on Iran point to this similarity between them.
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