tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post5802185987943922256..comments2024-03-26T10:26:51.288-04:00Comments on Jim Leff's Slog: KafkaesqueJim Leffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-2155588542229613012008-09-09T10:25:00.000-04:002008-09-09T10:25:00.000-04:00Well, I don't really need people to believe my "as...Well, I don't really need people to believe my "assertions". I just don't have anything at stake. I'd just like to have a pleasant time chatting, drinking beer, dancing salsa, and writing for puny little newspapers from time to time. <BR/><BR/>But hmm...I guess the problem is that I do most things slightly unconventionally, so I must be either daft or inspired. And, since I'm unprepossessing, people tend to go with "daft". If I said and did the usual humdrum things, I wouldn't be cutting against the grain, forcing that assessment. <BR/><BR/>I totally agree with your second two paragraphs!Jim Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-7763635006005878912008-09-09T04:57:00.000-04:002008-09-09T04:57:00.000-04:00i'd say thats 100% correct. humans are funny. they...i'd say thats 100% correct. <BR/><BR/>humans are funny. they tend to believe any assertion as long as its forceful enough. conversely, if you're not blaring opinions with the force of twenty trumpets, the assumption is that you must be a total idiot about the subject at hand.<BR/><BR/>its silly and sometimes disrespectful on a personal level, but vastly more dangerous on the national; we heedlessly believe anything from up on high.<BR/><BR/>for instance, over 40% of americans believe that saddam hussein directed 9/11. another example: a large number 'support the troops' by putting that charming slogan on their car bumpers, but who actually cares that theres a stop-loss enforced, that record numbers of vets are committing suicide, are homeless, have disgraceful access to medical facilities?rajeev joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348891473225246349noreply@blogger.com