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TnDem

(1,390 posts)
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 09:26 PM Aug 2025

That is where you are incorrect

If you propose a simple statement to a complex problem, you have to understand all angles of the problem and all solutions to the problem to be able to counter any arguments about the issue. Why, you may say? Because having an intimate understanding of an issue allows you discuss and understand it.

Let me just give an example off the top of my head...Say I make a statement coming from non-specific feelz using a very simplistic statement like "I want drunk driving to stop"....Sounds good right? We all want that.. I do.

Except there are many, many hundred specific legal terms, instances, variables and probably a hundred other things that specifically thwart, stop, impede, go-around, ignore this simple thought...Blood alcohol limits? Were the keys in the ignition? Breathalyzer? DWI versus DUI on BAC? Blood test? Video of field sobriety? Officer certification? Officer record in court? and so on ad nauseum.

So, you see a simple statement like "I want it to stop" is great for a billboard, but the reality is going to be a multitude of specific enforcement avenues that attempt to "make it stop".

So, as I always say, Specifics are everything and understanding these specifics are really everything.

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