Tenderlysharp Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I know I have to think for myself, I should have put the 'think for yourself' comment in better context. I meant that the cynicism of parasites finding a way to get their parasitic way, is deterministic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant343 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I should have put the 'think for yourself' comment in better context. I meant that the cynicism of parasites finding a way to get their parasitic way, is deterministic. In other words people who flip flop to popular consensus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderlysharp Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 In other words people who flip flop to popular consensus? I am not sure I understand you, can you clarify your context? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant343 Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I am not sure I understand you, can you clarify your context? Someone who believes one thing one day, then sees popular opinion change, and changes his opinion to put himself in a better position. Basically every politician in Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Basically every politician in Washington. Sorry, Sargeant, but that's a useless generalization, a substitute for thought. The Washington culture does present a corrupting influence that no doubt most politicians are susceptible to (and succumb to), and certainly there are a lot of unprincipled, finger-in-the-wind politicians, but it does not necessarily follow that "every politician in Washington" is like that. You have to study these matters -- and people -- with a discerning eye. Yes, it's much harder to do that. It's so-o-o much easier to just skip the homework of studying individuals by dissing them wholesale as a group. Unless you are familiar with the positions and voting histories of all the politicians in Washington, you're in no logical position to make your assessement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant343 Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Sorry, Sargeant, but that's a useless generalization, a substitute for thought. The Washington culture does present a corrupting influence that no doubt most politicians are susceptible to (and succumb to), and certainly there are a lot of unprincipled, finger-in-the-wind politicians, but it does not necessarily follow that "every politician in Washington" is like that. You have to study these matters -- and people -- with a discerning eye. Yes, it's much harder to do that. It's so-o-o much easier to just skip the homework of studying individuals by dissing them wholesale as a group. Unless you are familiar with the positions and voting histories of all the politicians in Washington, you're in no logical position to make your assessement. There is a reason I said basically. When I said, "basically all politicians in Washington," I was speaking about majority of them, not all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderlysharp Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Someone who believes one thing one day, then sees popular opinion change, and changes his opinion to put himself in a better position. Basically every politician in Washington. Yes pragmatism has had a strong pervading influence on the entire culture. Most people seem to be afraid of taking a firm and certain stand on anything because of how certainty has been manipulated and abused by mysticism. Ayn Rand said once "They will scatter like rats at the first sound of a human step" This gives me a sense that a willing mind that is right will triumph no matter how big and menacing the opposition seems to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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