Re: Jessica Lynch Documentary on BBC
"Aaron J. Seigo" <[email protected]>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 19 May 2003 11:37, Neil Stevens wrote: > Oh, sure. The heart of the anti-American is so filled with his hatred, > that his mind withers completely away. His dark core takes over, > compelling him to believe what anyone says or reads, as long as the words > support his hatred. this is true of anyone filled with any strong emotion. someone head-over-heels in love will often be blind to the faults in the subject of their romantic desires. someone filled with hate will often not see the good in that which they despise, and instead see all the bad. so, it isn't unique to the anti-American. in fact, it's as true about the pro-American as it is the anti-American. at the same time, there is a saying: "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you." just because someone has a prejudice doesn't automatically make their assertions wrong. someone may love or hate (and oh the difference is so slight) something or someone, but they may simultaneously be accurate in their adorations and/or accusations. in other words, your argument is a two edged sword and doesn't immediately impeach one's words simply due to emotional bias. it DOES prescribe that we are careful when we hear positives from someone in love and likewise when we hear negatives from someone in hate. were i to apply your wisdom, i would have to question your vaporous dismissal of the negative as much as i do the negative report itself, since both sources are empassioned over the topic at hand. and i do; i'm wary of the accuracy of the report Andreas linked to, and i'm equally wary of your flippant dismissal of it. i suppose i'll have to do some research .......... =) - -- Aaron J. Seigo GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43 KDE: The 'K' is for 'kick ass' http://www.kde.org http://promo.kde.org/3.1/feature_guide.php -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+yRnk1rcusafx20MRAorOAKConwkfT4z9smkfvHMI9BPBiLzyLgCfWBFL FDzH74uFU2Gf/cKUfh8LBMQ= =gOpH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Kde-cafe mailing list - [email protected] http://ofb.biz/lists/listinfo.cgi/kde-cafe DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this mailinglist are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent OfB.biz: Open for Business, KDE or the author's employer.