Guilty As Charged

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Guilty As Charged

Mark Eby — 9/8/2005 12:17:30 AM (archived)

Yeap, I'm guilty of stereotyping here no doubt. It's a charge that applies to everyone on this board on at least one topic if not more if everyone was honest about it. It's so common because it's human nature to draw corrolations - it's a survival mechanism. If a person or animal with trait A usually exhibits behavior B in a person's experience then that person will tend to assume behavior B goes with trait A. It comes from a less civilized time when quick reactions were needed. As more intelligent civilized people most of us know we should fight those tendencies, but we all tolerate a certain level as evidenced by use of group labels such as liberals and conservatives.

I'm trying to understand by these questions whether I made a very bad correlation or whether certain people are just blowing smoke to obscure other issues.

Regards,
Mark

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An open letter to President Bush from Micheal Moore - Lindy - 9/6/2005 3:43:22 AM
- MM Honesty Test For Liberals - Mark Eby - 9/6/2005 11:03:58 PM
  - re: MM Honesty Test For Liberals - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2005 7:02:37 AM
    - Thanks For Coming Through Chris - Mark Eby - 9/9/2005 3:34:57 AM
    - He's so fat... - FrankC - 9/8/2005 10:11:15 PM
  - re: MM Honesty Test For Liberals - alcaray - 9/7/2005 9:59:02 PM
    - On free speech - Mary Anne - 9/8/2005 2:26:50 PM
      - Has It Ever Occurred To You That You Drove A Valuable Contributor Away? - Mark Eby - 9/9/2005 3:25:08 AM
        
        For all anyone knows, it could have been you doing the driving. - alcaray - 9/9/2005 5:24:16 PM
        
        I Can Tell - Mark Eby - 9/10/2005 8:49:41 PM
        
        nonsense - Robert - 9/9/2005 4:00:47 PM
        
        The usual millisecond after clicking Post - Robert - 9/9/2005 4:04:00 PM
        
        What Did You Intend By Shutup? - Mark Eby - 9/10/2005 8:46:24 PM
        
        Misquoting me doesn't help your case - Robert - 9/10/2005 9:03:55 PM
        
        And The Quotes Were Where? - Mark Eby - 9/10/2005 10:22:46 PM
        
        He left. That was his choice. - Mary Anne - 9/9/2005 3:42:01 AM
        
        Do You Not Understand The Difference Between A Challenge And Being Told To Shutup? - Mark Eby - 9/10/2005 8:29:33 PM
        
        But you ARE stubborn beyond belief! - Robert - 9/10/2005 9:06:39 PM
      - Sorry -- meant as a reply to Mark, above. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 9/8/2005 2:27:36 PM
    - Se RL's Definition 2. - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:34:20 AM
      - What you don't seem to get... - alcaray - 9/8/2005 12:47:07 AM
        
        Subtle Inaccuracies Versus Major Ones - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 1:02:01 AM
        
        Oy! I've had too much of this crap lately. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/8/2005 1:11:06 AM
        
        Another Question - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 1:17:28 AM
        
        It is for each of us to decide how much crap we are willing to deal with. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/8/2005 7:36:10 PM
    - re: MM Honesty Test For Liberals - gbaikie - 9/7/2005 11:14:45 PM
      - Disney animal documentaries and urban legends - R.L. - 9/8/2005 12:01:15 AM
      - But not Farenheight 911? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/7/2005 11:47:37 PM
  - Honestly - FrankC - 9/7/2005 7:36:11 PM
  - re: MM Honesty Test For Liberals - gbaikie - 9/7/2005 5:45:14 PM
  - OK, I will bite... - R.L. - 9/7/2005 8:41:45 AM
    - Pretty Honest - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:28:49 AM
  - re: MM Honesty Test For Liberals - Fox - 9/7/2005 2:11:43 AM
    - Guilty As Charged - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:17:30 AM
  - re: MM Honesty Test For Liberals - Robert - 9/6/2005 11:16:02 PM
    - re: MM Honesty Test For Liberals - Mark Eby - 9/7/2005 12:25:31 AM
      - Truthful answers to a dishonest test - Robert - 9/7/2005 12:55:22 AM
        
        Weaseling and Waffling Not Needed - Mark Eby - 9/7/2005 1:41:45 AM
        
        I love you, man! (n/t) - alcaray - 9/7/2005 10:09:29 PM
        
        Mark Eby, in a nutshell - DL - 9/7/2005 6:37:42 PM
        
        Yeap I agree completely (n/t) - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:08:14 AM
        
        Hey Mark- Have you tried empty bluster yet? That might work. Yeah... Try some of that... (n/t) - DL - 9/8/2005 2:57:26 PM
        
        Hasn't Worked For You Yet - Mark Eby - 9/9/2005 2:56:48 AM
        
        Again, you miss the point, and miss the mark with your attempted snappy come-back - DL - 9/9/2005 2:37:06 PM
        
        "I felt like what I saw and heard about the war, it represented a very biased view and there was no way my dollars were going to support such distortions" - Lindy - 9/7/2005 3:58:10 AM
        
        You mean you haven't even seen the movie???? - Robert - 9/7/2005 2:59:39 AM
        
        Yeap - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:03:22 AM
        
        When are going to stop beating your wife? - Robert - 9/8/2005 12:11:15 AM
        
        So When Did Alcaray, Fox, & RL Get Smarter Than You? - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:41:57 AM
        
        I will cop to "older". "Smarter" would be inaccurate. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/9/2005 5:31:04 PM
        
        Oh shut up, Mark... - R.L. - 9/8/2005 5:59:41 AM
        
        Whatever - Mark Eby - 9/9/2005 3:06:24 AM
        
        Awww... damn! - R.L. - 9/10/2005 10:01:29 PM
        
        Who Would Have Thought A Physicist Would Care So Little For Accuracy? - Mark Eby - 9/10/2005 11:13:11 PM
        
        Was that supposed to be an insult? You missed again! (n/t) - Robert - 9/8/2005 1:03:40 AM
        
        No, It Was A Challenge To Stop Being Evasive - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 1:10:14 AM
        
        LOL oh my GOD!!!! - R.L. - 9/7/2005 8:53:35 AM
        
        Wow Did You Miss The Point - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:07:19 AM
        
        Wow, Eby, did you miss the point! - DL - 9/8/2005 1:54:18 AM
        
        Mark is a weasel, spin, spin, spin - Robert - 9/8/2005 12:30:07 AM
        
        Still Can't Answer Honestly Eh? - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:39:41 AM
        
        Please define "honestly" - Robert - 9/8/2005 1:14:50 AM
        
        Ordinarily, I would congratulate you on such a well done post - DL - 9/8/2005 1:57:01 AM
        
        Still Begging For That Pat On The Back I See - Mark Eby - 9/9/2005 3:09:32 AM
        
        Oh yes, Mark. Why I just can't live without one. - DL - 9/9/2005 2:39:51 PM
        
        Should Have Said Directly - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 1:49:35 AM
        
        Progress - Robert - 9/8/2005 3:23:24 AM
        
        re: Progress - Mark Eby - 9/9/2005 3:13:23 AM
        
        Darn - Robert - 9/9/2005 4:35:01 AM
        
        re: Darn - Mark Eby - 9/10/2005 8:19:04 PM
        
        As I said: "Funniest thing of all is that YOU JUST DONT GET THE JOKE!!! " (n/t) - R.L. - 9/8/2005 12:15:33 AM
        
        You're Hilarious - Mark Eby - 9/8/2005 12:37:50 AM
- Yep, he's pretty much hit every talking point. - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2005 6:29:51 AM
  - and he expressed it well - Robert - 9/6/2005 5:43:36 PM
    - re: and he expressed it well - gbaikie - 9/7/2005 11:54:05 PM
    - Re-electing Bush? - Mark Eby - 9/6/2005 11:10:18 PM
      - Didn't say it worked - Robert - 9/6/2005 11:18:44 PM
        
        Typo - Mark Eby - 9/7/2005 12:29:01 AM
- Exploiting hate. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 5:25:36 AM
  - Your defination of "hate".......... - Lindy - 9/6/2005 5:17:36 PM
    - archiving - Robert - 9/6/2005 5:35:48 PM
      - Archiving The Hate-Filled Left & Their Perpetual Victim Status - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 9:55:37 PM
        
        YES! Oh, YES! I proudly proclaim my hatred of BRUSSEL SPROUTS!!!! - Mary Anne - 9/7/2005 12:30:00 AM
        
        Hey, wadda ya got against Belgian children? (n/t) - Robert - 9/7/2005 12:56:37 AM
        
        She's just trying to keep up with Lindy's anti-German rhetoric - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/8/2005 4:01:31 AM
        
        re:*snurk*, dissertations. hehe - DL - 9/6/2005 11:06:53 PM
        
        Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz... (n/t) - Robert - 9/6/2005 11:03:38 PM
        
        Huh? - Lindy - 9/6/2005 10:26:28 PM
        
        Actually, no, he can't. That's as good as it gets. (n/t) - Robert - 9/6/2005 11:04:18 PM
        
        SDAI Liberal Treatment Center Now Open! - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/7/2005 4:19:41 AM
        
        Admitting the problem is the first step to recovery. ;-) (n/t) - SDT1 - 9/8/2005 3:54:44 AM
        
        Must be your "mirror principle" at work ;-) (n/t) - Lindy - 9/8/2005 5:12:17 AM

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