I've encountered yet another subtle but illustrative example of how Glenn Beck manipulates listeners. He was ranting about how Obama was normalizing relations with Cuba. He then pointed out that Cuba's workforce is almost entirely government-employed (socialized), and made statements implying that's the reason for improving relationships. We should be friendly with non-hostile nations regardless of how they employee their citizens (as long as they are not slaves). The two are generally unrelated. However, Beck forces a connection in the minds of viewers between getting along, and socialistic employment. He doesn't outright state such, but he makes so many of these kinds of subtle associations that it becomes a reflex.
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