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Thread #103698   Message #2117788
Posted By: Little Hawk
02-Aug-07 - 06:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: Spy Network in U.S.
Subject: RE: BS: Spy Network in U.S.
Yes, it is true, Don, that anyone who has any particular paranoid agenda in mind can usually (no, let's make that always) find what they think is damning evidence supporting it. That's because they're looking through a filter, their beliefs, and what they see is always shaped and modified by that filter. So if you're looking around for antisemitism...you'll find it. If you're looking for racism...you'll find it. If you're looking for communism...you'll find it. If you're looking for terrorism...you'll find it. If you're looking for corporate conspiracies, you'll find them.

That could mean they are really there...or it could mean nothing of the sort. Depends on how well your "filters" work, and on various other factors.

Great straight line, Ebbie! ;-) Oh, what a temptation to respond with some wisecrack...