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To: Lane3 who wrote (23301)	1/7/2004 6:49:50 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793677

Funny how we're concurrently distorting science with notions of consensus and distorting politics with notions that politics are about truth rather than interests and opinions. Very interesting. Derek

To: Lane3 who wrote (23301)	1/7/2004 12:53:16 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793677

"Conversely, there is no "truth" in politics, only compromise and, preferably, consensus." For those who believe this to be accurate, they are not much different than any rogue dictator or totalitarian Communist leader IMO. Attempting to build consensus & achieve compromise while excluding truth (which may as well include accuracy & objectivity), opens the door to attempting to gain power by any means necessary. Those ends do not justify the means. However, you have implicitly given your blessing to this form of politics if you believe that, "there is no "truth" in politics".