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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:24:36 -0600, Bullard, Claude L (Len)
<len.bullard@intergraph.com> wrote:
> That won't be good enough. Not nearly. The American
> electorate is evenly split.
The nut cases are going to glue themselves to the visible issues of the day...
> The world electorate is
> expressing a displeasure. While these are not logically
> conjunctive, they are symbolically and it is the semiotic
> effect that creates superstitious behavior.
Me-thinks you read too much into this...
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> That's the way it works. Smart knowledgeable people can
> refute it but he doesn't believe them because he believes
> he has 'inside information'. This is the classic routine
> known as Tootsie Fruitsie (See "A Day At The Races" The
> Marx Brothers). It is exploited everyday in marketing,
> sales and other political pursuits.
>
> So it is necessary to do more than say "Bollox". Some
> patience and attention to detail is needed. If we don't
> get it from the press, we have to state it where the
> press hangs out. XML-Dev is one of those places. Sometimes
> a vital kernel of fact drops from this and that is always
> worth saving.
I don't think much attention to detail is possible: there's no real
detail to respond to. One can't attempt to use rational response to
the irrational.
> So I have to respectfully disagree with you. Had the article
> not been forwarded to me for comment, I wouldn't have noticed.
> Because it was and from someone who blogs prominently, I thought
> it a good idea to get experts to look it over. As in open source,
> the more smart eyes, the better.
Sure, that's the reason I've taken the time to respond: the more
people on this list saying "nonsense" the better. Personally, I don't
think you can expect anything more.
--
Peter Hunsberger
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