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To: Scumbria who wrote (120751)12/5/2000 6:34:53 PM
From: WTSherman  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
<What other motivation can there be for becoming obsessed with issues completely removed from our lives? Freedom is taken for granted, and instead we focus on Presidential cigars.<

Scumbria, I don't know how much point there is in even trying to make any of these points. The sentiments of so many people seem to be "I believe what I believe, I don't want to think about it, I don't want to know if there's more to the issue than I understand, I believe what I believe". This fear and paranoia about actually trying to understand complex issues and look underneath the surface is truly scary.

Thinking about these things and trying to discuss them intelligently just can't be done. Instead, you get labeled as a "liberal" or whatever. I'm not sure what the definition of that is, but, if its someone who doesn't just have visceral reactions to things and then internalize those reactions to the point that they become beliefs...well, I guess I'm one.
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