From: lafave@ial4.jsc.nasa.gov (Dr. Norman J. LaFave)
Newsgroups: alt.politics.clinton,talk.politics.misc,alt.rush-limbaugh,alt.politics.bush,alt.politics.elections,talk.politics.elections
Subject: Re: SC rally: "We don't want a draft dodger for p
Date: 15 Sep 92 14:18:24 GMT
Organization: Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Co.

In article <1992Sep14.184229.10309@technology.com>, judy@technology.com (Judy McMillin) writes:
> 
> 
> 	Dr. LaFave, I agree with most of what you post on this net,
> 	agree strongly. However, in a posting I just read you said
> 	[paraphrased] that the sad thing was how the people are
> 	still falling for that [Republican?] garbage.  
> 
> 	It sounded, to me, as if you are implying that the people
> 	are dumb.

No, actually the people I am refering to are often very intelligent
with more common sense than most. Given the facts they would make
the right decision. However, they, for the most part, make no effort
to get the facts.

>  I hope I just misunderstood you.  I believe that
> 	people are still falling for those lies because they've
> 	been told them over and over and over for the last 12
> 	years or more.

Very true. Furthermore, they have been brain-washed their whole
lives with attitudes and prejudices that they now accept without
question. Many of them think they already KNOW the answers.
I was luckier than most. My parents exposed me to the
outside world, to differing cultures and opinions as I was growing
up.

>  If you tell people something often enough
> 	for long enough, it begins to look true.

That is my point exactly.

>  Kinda like
> 	why do women take their husbands surname upon marriage?
> 	Most people just want to do their jobs, enjoy their lives,
> 	and be left alone; they want to trust the government.

Trusting the government is a mistake. The only good government is one
that is watched like a hawk. Just check on the recent reports that
prisoners of war were taken to the Soviet Union during WWII, Korea,
and Vietnam and that our government knew about it.

> 	But when everyone is calling everyone else a liar, it
> 	leaves little for people to glomp onto!  

(Glomp. I like that.) This is the kind of smokescreen that takes advantage
of the biases I've stated.

> 
> 	Are any of you netters actually getting out in your
> 	neighborhoods, etc., and trying to persuade the "uncommitted"
> 	voters?  I really don't believe any of us can really change
> 	a mind that is already made up, but lots of people still
> 	haven't made up their minds (I'm inferring that from the polls
> 	that seem to be in flux) -- if you REALLY feel strongly about
> 	a candidate, work on those folks who haven't yet decided;
> 	arguing with each other on these nets is fun, but we don't
> 	have much time left to play!

I have been trying almost everyday. However, I would be happy to see
people make an informed decision rather than an emotional decision.

> 
> 
> 		Bye, Judy
> 
> 

Thanks Judy. It is nice to have a polite, well-mannered response to my
postings. Certain other individuals should read this posting of yours to
learn how polite society operates.

Norman (for the anti-intellectuals on the net)

Dr. Norman J. LaFave
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