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Re: Re: Re: Big Oil funds a blog |
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Grant |
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Jul 14, 08 - 11:36 AM |
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gperkc@aol.com |
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David,
The American views, as expressed by bloggers at least, seem to be very confrontational. I guess it is in the nature of a two party state.
In my experience most people, and I include myself in that group, have what one might consider weaknesses related to blind faith spots in their world views. Once embedded (often founded on one's views held at around the age of 25 or so) the beliefs are usually unshakable. Or at least very difficult to influence significantly.
This is particularly true for subjects relating to how one makes a living or that relate to one's reputation. The latter is perhaps the more important angle in academia and within the hierarchy of pressure groups.
It's rather like the way that parents of wayward children will rarely admit to their kids being what they obviously are.
It's understandable but not usually very helpful.
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