Trying to point out nuances, subtleties, complexities and shades to a black-and-white thinker is an exercise in futility.
It's not that they wilfully ignore most of reality, it's that their manner of viewing the world precludes seeing most of it. When one starts by believing that "our" side is all good, the world should share "our" views, the world should have "our" best interest at heart no matter what the cost to themselves, then it's impossible to view others as anything but black and white.
It's "good" v. "evil", you either want good things for me or you're bad.
It's tragic. I have problems accepting it, keep expecting more, and it's just not there. Folks haven't heard of the New Testament, or haven't read it except as an historical artifact.
Arf
Flame » in reply to "At least you concede the existence of "bad guys." Way too many people don't."
Pissing into the wind.
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- Talking to the bad guys.
- Interesting turn of events
- We are all locked in the same jail cell.
- Even the LA TIMEs now "gets it"..how long will it take here?
- re: Talking to the bad guys.
- Not talking and not understanding leads to situations like Iraq.
- Of course we should be talking...
- re: Talking to the bad guys.
- "At least you concede the existence of "bad guys." Way too many people don't."
- re: "At least you concede the existence of "bad guys." Way too many people don't."
- Name one of the "dozen of posters here' who don't believe there are bad guys. (n/t)
- Window to the world
- Pissing into the wind.
- re: "At least you concede the existence of "bad guys." Way too many people don't."
- "At least you concede the existence of "bad guys." Way too many people don't."
- No blubbering here...