Unfortunately...

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Unfortunately...

Robert — 9/2/2004 3:59:02 AM (archived)

...the more we adhere to pessimism as a strategy, the easier it is to manipulate us with cost-effective tactics like fake chatter. In fact, in this context too much pessimism becomes panic, as we do ourselves in imagining all the terrible ways that terrorists are planning to do us in.

I'll vote for caution and prudence, but I'd be careful about giving in to pessimism...it's not far removed from fear.

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The terrorists that did nothing in the nighttime. - Tom Brosz - 9/1/2004 6:52:35 PM
- good question - R.L. - 9/2/2004 12:18:25 PM
- Your ignoring the implications of the recent Russian suicide hijackings. - Gary - 9/1/2004 11:34:34 PM
- re: A label - Raoul - 9/1/2004 9:27:13 PM
  - Interesting observation... - Tom Brosz - 9/1/2004 10:37:41 PM
    - re: Interesting observation... - gbaikie - 9/2/2004 5:27:22 AM
- WTC was preventable, and seemingly so is any other complex plot. - Bowser - 9/1/2004 7:45:50 PM
  - Ditto Pearl Harbor, Little Big Horn, etc. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/1/2004 11:06:25 PM
- You could be right - FrankC - 9/1/2004 7:43:55 PM
- My Theory... - Scott Evil - 9/1/2004 7:41:57 PM
- re: The terrorists that did nothing in the nighttime. - Larry J - 9/1/2004 7:33:18 PM
  - Unfortunately... - Robert - 9/2/2004 3:59:02 AM
    - Conversely - Larry J - 9/2/2004 7:54:57 PM
    - Taking a line from FDR, I see. - Mary Anne - 9/2/2004 1:12:49 PM
      - Oh yes - Robert - 9/2/2004 3:23:00 PM
        
        That was wonderfully stated - Art Martin - 9/2/2004 5:07:30 PM
    - re: Fear is being used by both Bush and Bin Laden - Chris Vancil - 9/2/2004 7:04:12 AM
    - Agreed. Definitely a balancing act. - Tom Brosz - 9/2/2004 5:22:10 AM
- re: "What if they are blowing smoke?" Who is the "they" in your sentence? - alcaray - 9/1/2004 7:23:44 PM
  - re: "What if they are blowing smoke?" Who is the "they" in your sentence? - gbaikie - 9/3/2004 4:58:42 AM
    - You are ignoring what I wrote - alcaray - 9/3/2004 4:49:05 PM
  - The 9-11 attacks took a bit more than what you said - Larry J - 9/1/2004 7:45:12 PM
    - According to the 911 Commission, the cost was about $500K (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/1/2004 11:05:22 PM
    - no kidding (n/t) - alcaray - 9/1/2004 10:50:24 PM
- re: The terrorists that did nothing in the nighttime. - REB - 9/1/2004 7:18:54 PM

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