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Private Speech vs. Public Actions
00:02:58
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| Explain it in my piece. | |
| You really should read it. | |
| Why private speech doesn't tell us about a person's character. | |
| That is the title of the piece. | |
| You can't get more direct than that, can you? | |
| That's the title of the piece. | |
| There are, on Town Hall... | |
| Friendly Atheist. | |
| Yeah, Friendly Atheist. | |
| Yeah, good. | |
| So, thus far, there are 288 comments on the piece. | |
| And I will read you a few of them. | |
| So here is the way to understand it. | |
| There are four categories. | |
| Private speech, private action, public speech, public action. | |
| Right? | |
| There's a division between public and private, but not with regard to actions. | |
| Private actions are as important as public actions. | |
| If you beat your wife in private, that's evil. | |
| Okay? | |
| So, with regard to action, there is no difference. | |
| Between public and private. | |
| Evil is evil. | |
| You murder somebody, most people don't murder people in public. | |
| They murder people in private. | |
| Murder is the worst thing you can do, so obviously there's no difference. | |
| But in speech, and I give example after example, in speech, that's a difference. | |
| So I give an example. | |
| I give an example of a woman Who tells her, her husband or her best friend, you know, I've been taking care of my mother now for five years. | |
| She has Alzheimer's. | |
| And I tell you the truth, there are times when I wish she would die. | |
| It's a perfect example of my point. | |
| Does this tell you about the character of this woman? | |
| Actually, believe it or not, I think it does, in her favor. | |
| I will explain that in a moment. | |
| Do you know where I got this from? | |
| This is the oldest phone call to my show that I recall, and I have been talking about it. | |
| It entered our film. | |
| There's a whole scene about it, and for goodness sake, it's a free video. | |
| It's how I met Alan Estrin, my producer, The Living Martyr, and you will love it. | |
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For Goodness Sake Confession
00:03:11
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| Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood are in the film. | |
| It's called For Goodness Sake, and it's on the internet. | |
| It's free. | |
| And you'll see me... | |
| How long ago? | |
| 25 years ago? | |
| You will see me from 25 years ago. | |
| It's not 25? | |
| Well, wait. | |
| 20 years ago... | |
| Well, no. | |
| Yes, I am right. | |
| Mid-90s. | |
| That's astonishing to think. | |
| 25 years ago. | |
| See, you'll see me 25 years ago. | |
| You get a kick out of it. | |
| Anyway, it's called, for goodness sake. | |
| So in it, we have this scene. | |
| What scene am I referring to again? | |
| The scene in which the guy confesses that he... | |
| Oh, yeah. | |
| So that's right. | |
| So the guy... | |
| I'm in each scene. | |
| It's a funny thing. | |
| So I'm in each scene. | |
| In this scene... | |
| We're in a nursing home. | |
| Guy takes care of his mother constantly, and then he whispers to me, he says, you know, I gotta tell you. | |
| There are some times I wish she would die already. | |
| It's very, very difficult. | |
| This happened because of a phone call to my show. | |
| Dennis, I'm a terrible son. | |
| I so remember it. | |
| A guy about between 30 and 40 years old. | |
| Dennis, I'm a terrible son. | |
| I'm the sole financial and physical support of my mother, who's living with us. | |
| And I tell you, sometimes I wish she would finally die of her illnesses. | |
| And I don't know what to do. | |
| I'm just wracked with guilt. | |
| And I said, I just want you to know I think you're a wonderful son. | |
| And I'll never forget his reaction. | |
| He thought I was mocking him. | |
| He so didn't believe what I said. | |
| And I said, no, no, no. | |
| You're a wonderful son. | |
| He said, didn't you hear what I said, Dennis? | |
| I said, that's why you're a wonderful son. | |
| Despite how you feel, you're taking care of your mother. | |
| She doesn't know how you feel. | |
| Now, if you said it to her, that would be evil. | |
| Hey ma, I hope you die. | |
| If he said it publicly, you know, I hope my mother dies. | |
| That would be evil. | |
| But if he say it privately, no. | |
| I give more examples of Nixon and Truman in my piece. | |
| Read it during the break. | |
| Send it to people. | |
| It's really, really important. | |
| Why private speech? | |
| Doesn't tell us about a person's character. | |
| It's up at townhall.com or my website. | |
| 1-8 Prager 776. The Dennis Prager Show. | |