From: Michael Hamilton (thethemichael@gmail.com)
Date: Fri May 20 2005 - 12:04:32 BST
Hello to everyone,
Just one thing to add on this issue. Has anyone else noticed the indignation
from many politicians towards Galloway's brazen RHETORICAL skills? Perhaps
they accuse him for not giving "straight answers" (i.e. giving answers and
then going on the offensive) because their own failings as communicators
have been exposed. Many of them rely on obfuscations; lawyer-speak; a stream
of all-but-meaningless words to put across weak points. From their
attitudes, it's clear to see that Galloway has exposed many politicians as
weak, spineless non-entities that have got politics into the rut it's
currently in. Just listen to the monotone, mumbling drawl of Galloway's
accuser as he lays out the charges. He rolls on and on, often in rushed and
incomprehensable fashion, without emphasising any salient points. As Pirsig
describes, the Socratic tradition has made rhetoric into something to be
frowned at, as if vital political issues should be described in the
lifeless, detached way that makes politics feel irrelevant to large sections
of the public.
All politicians obfuscate in order to "cover their backs" at such hearings.
What many despise Galloway for is that he did it with passion, making strong
points, whereas the majority of politicians obfuscate by using vague,
all-but-meaningless legalese. If nothing else, I admire Galloway for
refusing to play that game.
Mike
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