This seems to be a major problem with you.
Yes, it's an example of what is a major problem with me. Let me explain it one more time.
The source you posted said: "Jordan had accused the U.S. military of systematically murdering journalists"
I responded with: "Did he say that?"
And you answered: "Yes, he did say it. He said American troops were targeting and killing journalists."
The key word is "yes." You said "yes, he did say it" and then went on to restate "it" in a way that was different from and more moderate than the statement I questioned and much closer to what he actually is supposed to have said. So, the answer to my question, I think, would be "no, not quite, what he actually said was..." The "yes" flags the problem.
My problem, in brief, has been and continues to be attribution to some target an exaggeration or outright distortion of what that person said making that person's statements a fatter target. This is done, I assume, either out of faulty cognition or deliberate demonizing or both.
The reason I am concerned about this problem is because I think all the dramatizing, polarizating, and concomitant hostility that surround us are very unhealthy.
The substance of the Eason Jordan scenario is not an issue with me. I speak to it only as an example of what is, yes, a major problem with me. Examples abound. This is just one of them. There were a couple of situations right here on this thread yesterday where my response was "where did I say that?" Same thing. There seems to be lot of this going around and I definitely do consider it a major problem for our society. |
