Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: wallacestevens who wrote (696)	8/25/1998 12:10:00 PM
From: Paul van Wijk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Wallace, Don't dig to deep. You might lose contact with reality. With regards, Paul

To: wallacestevens who wrote (696)	8/25/1998 1:19:00 PM
From: j_b	Respond to of 67261

<<It would never occur to them to consider that their own position might be unjustifiable. >> We're back to name-calling? I never said the poll had no value, only that American policy should be based on American needs, and American values should be based on Americans' values. To base our culture or our foreign policy on people in other countries think would be foolish and reckless. Does that mean we should ignore them, of course not. As I said in my post, I think the information is interesting, but we should not base policy on it. As to closed minds, there are plenty of those on both/all sides to go around. The lopsidedness of the poll from the Hague is a good example of that. Our country is not as homogenous as many European countries, and it is obvious that the poll reflects their homogeneity. If you took a poll in Japan on almost any topic, you would find that same one-sidedness. You very rarely find that sort of agreement here because of our diversity. I don't have a locked mind - quite the contrary. I just don't think that the opinions of a country that has their own values and their own agendas has much relevance here. For that matter, due to the way that polls are taken and manipulated, I don't put much faith in poll results at all.