tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post1485129618107646519..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: Flying the Paranoid skiesRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-64567582231139305832007-08-02T09:11:00.000-07:002007-08-02T09:11:00.000-07:00Speaking of cognitive dissonance, how many of thes...Speaking of cognitive dissonance, how many of these people believe that the evil cabal is both:<BR/>1. Complete and utter morons, and<BR/>2. Installing a police state in America behind everyone's back?<BR/><BR/>Hitler started out as a mass politician, and in some senses remained one while also becoming a dictator. So, it makes sense that there would be some similarities with other mass politicians. I always laugh when people say things like: "George Bush uses campaign posters- Just like Hitler did!"Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-28992801348967118682007-08-01T23:21:00.000-07:002007-08-01T23:21:00.000-07:00I'm pretty sure people have always been insane, it...I'm pretty sure people have always been insane, it's where some of our best ideas come from. But the internet has made it possible to broadcast the nuttery, shrilly and with great gusto. For my money, the comments were way more interesting than the article. CNN is one of the internet's foremost purveyors of crap, and I know at least 3 other major news sites go there regularly looking for headlines. (koff*bbc*koff) So the stupidity spreads pretty fast.<BR/><BR/>They <I>almost</I> touched on some interesting ideas there in the comments, but then veered off into punctuary abuses before accomplishing any competent discussion about it. <BR/><BR/>Why indeed frighten people during the height of tourist season? What's the value in lying about what is essentially a non-incident? Perhaps more importantly, who was being lied to, and about what? And why wouldn't CNN want to trumpet the fact that they'd been duped, instead of making a big scoop? (Well, duh...)<BR/><BR/>If going with the gut is the new rational analysis, I'm going to throw it out there that someone's looking at awkward questions about "How effective IS your department?" and "What are you DOING with all that money we gave you?" and it ultimately has little to do with terrorism at all.<BR/><BR/>... but it's more FUN to screech and howl about how THEY are fucking with our heads, man! They've devalued the dollar!! They've taken over the media, or can't control it, depending who you ask! They've been doing insidious crowd control things! The Jew-run media is the pawn of the neo-proto-Nazi-establishment!?! (Cognitive dissonance for the win!)<BR/><BR/>Sure, those commentators are right about some of what they've said... but probably sometimes in ways they don't even notice. For instance, sure, there's a huge amount of crowd control/populace guidance going on. That's The Government. That's what government DOES. If they picked up techniques from Hitler (or any other grand schemer) that's actually good, it means they're <I>learning something from history</I>. It IS better leadership, to have those being led do things on what they believe to be their own free will. That's not rocket science.<BR/><BR/>No one in power always uses their power for good. And not everyone agrees on what is good. But I think we can all agree that the passengers flying with multiple large blocks of cheese should NOT be allowed to bring that on the plane.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593117152792976823noreply@blogger.com