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To: John Pitera who wrote (1921)	10/12/2000 11:19:51 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Respond to of 2850

Message 14565584

To: John Pitera who wrote (1921)	10/12/2000 11:25:31 AM
From: Oblomov	Respond to of 2850

John, this is an interesting idea that you propose- that bad events tend to cluster together. But could it simply be the case that when mass psychology is positive, bad events tend to be ignored or de-emphasized, but when mass psychology is negative, these same events are believed to be laden with importance? A rational, educated person might observe public reaction to events and wonder, "why are people (getting up in arms about)/(not paying attention to) this issue?" But one might as well say, "why doesn't that stupid dog next door stop barking?" Apparently, only a small minority of people are able to surmount their own nature, which is cognitive dissonance, when confronted with events that challenge deeply held beliefs.