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Re: Insults?

First off, not every liberal sees "the millionaire as a villian" any more than every conservative sees a child as a laboror. He begins by applying a stereotype. That's not smart.

"The whole idea is ridiculous, at least to people who know how to add, subtract, multiply and divide." In other words, only idiots would disagree. I happen to agree with the guy, but the calm tone of his voice doesn't hide the insult, and it detracts from what could have been be a good presentation.

The whole, "if you want to hand deliver a message..." bit at the end is too much. It's too smug.

The real problem is that he's geared his presentation to those who already agree with him. What does he expect to accomplish with these videos? Is he trying to educate, or is he trying to gather kudos from those who already agree? If it's the former, then he needs to work on his approach. Once you've insulted your target audience, you've made your job a whole lot more difficult.

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