Quote from Fractals 'R Us:
Most of the posters here get their info from TV.... LOL.
A few years ago, when the economy was stellar by any and all measures, 40% of the US population polled as thinking we were in a depression!! Were they informed properly? Hell no. Did they get their info from TV? Most likely, since those bastards that report the news are never going to give Bush credit for ANYTHING....
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Wow, worldwide mind control.... it's here at last.. the UFO's can't be far behind...
Here is a question for all of you TV viewers: how much of the bailout is in the form of loans that will be paid back?
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Fractals,
I hope you can credit me with actually thinking on my own - and sourcing my thinking.
Here is a question to YOU: WHO ARE YOU?
There is a systemic bias ongoing, and there are supporters of the Bush administration and the Neocon movement all over the Internet. I have had quite a few scuffles with them --- and I'll tell you ONE THING: I have NEVER lost any argument with them. You know why? Because I am able to THINK and do problem solving.
Rumsfeld addressed the "Internet question" in 2006:
http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=1206
He called it "a war of ideas".
One tactic/strategy that is rampant is to ridicule perceptions being put forward that there is systemic bias - you then push this perception as it was a full-fledged conspiracy theory.
Well, as I've explained to you WHY conspiracy theories occurs, and HOW they form - here I go again:
When there is a perceived system FLAW - people start sensing this, and speculate... Thinking is good - but not many are apt at actually SOLVING problems and systems science is a very much novelty - I guess you never knew it existed before I mentioned it here. Well, when there is a system flaw - then a conspiracy theory forms as people start rationalizing and using reductionist principles like Occam's razor. But with systems theory, systems thinking and systems philosophy - you are not trimming stuff down to the bone - but keep the oversight view of all things.
The systems science and systems theory describes a system LIKE IT IS currently - not WHY it emerged. In systems philosophy there is emphasis on HOW systems emerge. Therefore - a systemic view is a NEUTRAL view of state-of-affairs. It describes how things ARE. Then with the systemic BIAS - it is surprisingly EASY to identify the flaws.
This is a nice boon to be able to THINK.
Also look into lateral thinking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking
Or you can just keep going by "blind faith"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_of_faith
I prefer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deductive_system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_science