Re: perception and reality regarding tool boxes on trucks

[Muckerheide <muckerheide@attbi.com>]

Hi Ruth,



Very good.



Note that the LNT is the "Big Lie" technique "personified!" (objectified?

:-)



Thanks.

Regards, Jim

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on 8/14/02 9:08 PM, Ruth Sponsler at jk5554@YAHOO.COM wrote:



> It is neither elitist nor condescending to issue

> counterpoints to propaganda-type messages [as were

> included in the article].

> 

> George Orwell was not being elitist or condescending

> when he wrote '1984' and 'Animal Farm.' [I know the

> topics were very different from the toolbox accident

> discussed here].  Rather, he was trying to inform and

> to impart an attitude of educated skepticism among his

> readers.

> 

> The poster who wrote about the three-strike theory of

> advertising is correct.  If a message is repeated

> enough, it becomes reality in a lot of minds.

> Unfortunately, it is only a small step away from this

> to the full-blown Big Lie technique.

> 

> Condescending or 'elitist' or not, this is why

> countering false arguments is necessary for those who

> have the experience or training or educating or

> "horse-roping" to 'know better.'

> 

> Such explaining should be done in a friendly and

> understanding manner.  I never said it shouldn't....

> 

> ~Ruth 2

> 

> 

>> My humble request to those who want to continue

>> their elitist and

>> condescending approach to public concerns:  "Don't

>> just do something,

>> stand there."

>> 

>> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

>> It's not about dose, it's about trust.

>> Curies forever.

>> 

>> Bill Lipton

>> 

>> Ruth Sponsler wrote:

>> 

>>> ...

>>> 

>>> 'Just deal with it.'

>>> 

>>> How are we to deal with this?  I presume that you

>> want

>>> us to 'deal with it' by reinforcing and supporting

>> the

>>> distortions...in other words, in other words, to

>>> create a Big Lie.  ...

>>> 

>>> ~Ruth 2

>>> 

>>> --- William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>

>> wrote:

>>>> Perception is reality; just deal with it.

>>>> 

>> 

>> 

> 

> 

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