Re: Dirty bombs(more on the LNT)

[Ted de Castro <tdc@XRAYTED.COM>]

No - we have a "representative democracy" which is founded on getting

re-elected - or, failing that, pushing laws that assure a cushy personal

landing when out of office.



Getting re-elected means "thinking like the crowd" or "following the

main stream" (usually interpreted as the noisiest) - NOT independence

and free thinking or even thinking - and certainly not leadership.



Funny thing how often we hear them say what THEY think is the right

thing to do - THAT isn't even representing.



> Tom Morgan wrote:

> 

> Ruth:

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> America is a democracy; founded on independence and free thinking -

> right or wrong.  There is no fundamental difference between failing to

> listen to the facts about radiation and the facts (or lack thereof)

> associated with any other hot political topic (take your pick).

> 

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> 

> Happy Holidays.

> 

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: RuthWeiner@AOL.COM [mailto:RuthWeiner@AOL.COM]

> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 7:04 AM

> To: sjd@swcp.com; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> Subject: Re: Dirty bombs(more on the LNT)

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> 

> We had an experience recently that sheds a new light on public

> "radiophobia" or whatever one wants to call the prevalent anti-nuclear

> sentiments.  A clerk in a local bookstore, getting into a very minor

> controversy about something nuclear, allowed as how "we were entitled

> to our opinions and she was entitled to hers."  In other words, she,

> and I'm sure many others, think that being anti-nuke is purely a

> matter of opinion or preference, like being a Democrat rather than a

> Republican.  A similar argument is made by "creationists."

> 

> This is not fear, or lack of trust, or lack of understanding.  It is

> sort of "I'll think what I want to think, regardless of external

> factual evidence."  I believe this is the battle we fight , just as

> Clarence Darrow fought at the Tennessee "Monkey Trial" and much like

> the battles fought over school integration.

> 

> I am somewhat at a loss as to how one addresses this, except by

> pointing otu that adhering to an opinion that is contradicted by

> evidence is ultimately cotnrary to the public welfare.

> 

> Ruth

> Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

> ruthweiner@aol.com

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