There are no rules...Consider this a gathering place where people of like minds, or different minds for that matter, can calmly or otherwise, discuss what ever makes you happy. I would expect however, thinking adults would settle their differences peacefully and use the power of words and logic to settle arguments over doctrine. If this is not possible, please take your fight to the street. I remember a line from an old book...."Never argue with a man after he has had three drinks. Ignore him if you can, fight him if you must, but never argue."
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
POLARIZATION
Polarization
An emotional attachment to one side of an issue.
A common, but very serious situation occurs when we become emotionally attached to one side of an issue. Often the problem starts because someone we respect persuades us that a particular "cause" is vitally important but threatened by sinister and corrupt opponents. We start to think of our side as good and the other side as evil. We trust the evidence for our side without questioning whether it might be faulty, and we hastily reject arguments against our position as deception by our evil opponents. It is difficult for us to evaluate new evidence fairly since we are so afraid of siding with the enemy and we hate to disagree with our allies. We might even become so emotionally involved that we feel violence or other unethical practices are justified. Many bitter political, religious, ethnic, and even family conflicts involve
polarization
Friday, July 07, 2006
Let´s see how well we remember history.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
ECUADOR, ECUADOR, ECUADOR
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Why not take on the world....Might as well.
I live in Ecuador and the Blogerlution is just getting started here and when enough people find their power is in education and the Internet you will see some real change. The bloggers in Mexico are being credited with changing the ratings in the polls when a couple of months ago it was thought the Chavez backed Obrador (PRD) would win walking. Today it looks like Calderon (PAN) is leading in the polls.
Castro (Cuba), Morales (Bolivia) and Chavez (Venezuela) are doing everything they can do to discredit the United States and it was encouraging to see Peru stay on the right track,. (no pun intended), even if the choice had to be made between the lesser of two evils. We vote in November, and Venezuela in December, (if there is an election).
Freedom is freedom no mater where in the world you are, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia or South America.
Bloggers do make a difference.