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Common Knowledge

Jun 05, 2011 18:38

This post started as a response to Jeff's but started to get overly heavy and in keeping with the monthly topic so here it is in it's own thread ( Read more... )

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meus_ovatio June 6 2011, 02:43:12 UTC

Except for you, right? I'm all about being cynical and all, but what I find most professed and wanna-be cynics to espouse is a reverse-naivete... don't trust them, but listen to me.

Politically speaking, we see it with Israel and Palestine. Don't listen to them, but take everything we say wholly and completely otherwise you are dumb.

I am the only true cynic. I don't trust anyone or anything. I don't even trust myself! I'm a lying sonofabitch, biased, faulty, stupid and wrong. God I'm an asshole.

Most "skepticism" is just sophistry. All it really is, is "believe me, but not them".

mrbogey June 6 2011, 03:56:09 UTC

'I am the only true cynic... I'm a lying sonofabitch, biased, faulty, stupid and wrong. God I'm an asshole."

Well... I... concur, I guess.

deborahkla June 6 2011, 20:48:42 UTC

Gee, that was productive.

ddstory June 6 2011, 20:56:56 UTC

No surprise.

deborahkla June 6 2011, 21:04:05 UTC

LOL! You got that one right. ;-)

ddstory June 6 2011, 21:16:15 UTC

Calm down buddy, you sound kinda nervous. Here, have this.

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deborahkla June 6 2011, 22:01:52 UTC

Nervous? Not me.

sandwichwarrior June 6 2011, 13:51:03 UTC

All it really is, is "believe me, but not them".

Which I would say is the real problem. The prevailing mindset seems to be that "If FOX is lying than everything on MSNBC is gospel" or vice versa. No one wants to admit that the other side may have a point or that thier own side might be negotiating in bad faith.

Afterall, it's all ______'s fault.

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