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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (229336)	5/1/2007 5:25:55 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

"But maybe we needed this swing of the pendulum to remind us of what it really means to be free, and to be a "thinking" American" I sure hope you are right. I do understand the emotional impulse, btw. We all have it. I have it (especially when bees buzz around my head, for example- but I have learned to conquer it. I have even learned that by conquering it, most of the time you're better off- whether in an emergency, or in a non-emergency). Good lord it took me ages to conquer it in my stock trading. I wasn't born rational. It's taken me a lifetime of thinking to try to get to where I am, and I'd like to be much better (but thank you for the compliment). But you are so correct when you talk about results, and emotional reactivity. I think one of my favorite books is Sun Tzu's the Art Of War- because it has such wise counsel on NOT being emotional, and NOT shooting yourself in the foot, just because you are angry, and not doing what your enemy wants, because you are ignorant of what your enemy wants. Ignorance and emotional reactions- two very very dangerous obstacles to positive outcomes, especially when they occur together.

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (229336)	5/1/2007 5:43:11 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

Interesting post Ed. One problem is that our leaders often use fear as a means of control, even irrational fear. I'm waiting for the leader who, on an address on TV, lists the top ten things likely to kill or injure Americans based on real-world events and data. I'm sure terrorists aren't even in the top ten, probably not even in the top twenty or fifty. ============================================================== cdc.gov Deaths-Leading Causes (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Number of deaths for leading causes of death Heart disease: 654,092 Cancer: 550,270 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 150,147 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 123,884 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 108,694 Diabetes: 72,815 Alzheimer's disease: 65,829 Influenza/Pneumonia: 61,472 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 42,762 Septicemia: 33,464 =============================================================== It seems we should all worry more about our and other's health, and a LOT less about terrorists! That Big Mac is more of a threat than bin Laden. Why doesn't our "news" highlight these facts on a regular basis, as a public service, so that Americans would know what they really SHOULD be concerned about?