I don't know
The flack generated by Newsweek's story about the Qran being flushed down the toilet has opened up a big can of woopass. Many issues are now seeing the light of mainstream consciousness that normally are reflexively dismissed with labels such as: paranoia, conspiracy, partisanship, liberal, radical etc. Bush spokesman Scott McClellan is now on the public record admitting to the whitehouse "encouraging" the press on what to say and do. Seventeen people died in riots as a direct consequence of Newsweek's reporting of this story. The shit has hit the fan in a major way because Newsweek retracted the story saying that it was inaccurate. The pentagon "approved" this story BEFORE it was published according to the Drudge Report. That's a story in itself. This is classic information warfare occurring before our naked eyes and provides a rare opportunity to see the inner workings of pressure and control that normally only get reported in alternative and easily marginalized news outlets.
The underlying theme that we will see in my opinion is how hard it is for most people to admit that they are wrong. What happens to our consciousness is that we have such a fear of being wrong that we will only perceive and remember those facts which suppport our own personal opinion as being "right". Anything that goes against our view gets labeled to trick ourselves into thinking we understand it. Thus we will have "experts" on all different sides blatantly distorting reality to reinforce and protect their own beliefs. Most of us are just too weak to withstand the feelings of disorientaion and insecurity that natually arise when our core beliefs are under attack. Sadly, this leaves most of us incapable of growing or learning because the only way that happens is by saying: I don't know.
The smartest thing I have ever said is: I don't know. That's what allowed me to begin practicing tai chi almost a decade ago. That is what led me to be able to play the didjeridoo.
The underlying theme that we will see in my opinion is how hard it is for most people to admit that they are wrong. What happens to our consciousness is that we have such a fear of being wrong that we will only perceive and remember those facts which suppport our own personal opinion as being "right". Anything that goes against our view gets labeled to trick ourselves into thinking we understand it. Thus we will have "experts" on all different sides blatantly distorting reality to reinforce and protect their own beliefs. Most of us are just too weak to withstand the feelings of disorientaion and insecurity that natually arise when our core beliefs are under attack. Sadly, this leaves most of us incapable of growing or learning because the only way that happens is by saying: I don't know.
The smartest thing I have ever said is: I don't know. That's what allowed me to begin practicing tai chi almost a decade ago. That is what led me to be able to play the didjeridoo.
posted by Dij at 11:59 PM
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Yo Didj -
Glad you're taking on a tough topic like this. Regarding this assertion: "Seventeen people died in riots as a direct consequence of Newsweek's reporting of this story."
This question was addressed to Scott McClellan by a reporter at the White House briefing yesterday:
"Back on Newsweek. Richard Myers, last Thursday -- I'm going to read you a quote from him. He said, "It's a judgment of our commander in Afghanistan, General Eichenberry, that in fact the violence that we saw in Jalalabad was not necessarily the result of the allegations about disrespect for the Koran."
He said it was "more tied up in the political process and reconciliation that President Karzai and his cabinet were conducting." And he said that that was from an after-action report he got that day.
So what has changed between last Thursday and today, five days later, to make you now think that those -- that that violence was a result of Newsweek?"
So I would assert that there is far greater global systemic unrest with America's policies and actions, which collectively would be likely to result in protests and unrest. And not the result of a single mention in a publication like Newsweek.
Tyler,
Excellent point. What we are seeing is the modus operandi of the current administration. They are red herring fast food chefs - super sizing America. I am amazed at how their ploys appear to work for them. I predict there will be more lies.
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