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Hestia

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12. One thing that needs to be factored in is the inherent laziness of average person. It takes a lot

Reply to ithinkmyliverhurts (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2012, 02:35 AM

Apr 2012

of hard work, time and dedication to try and keep up with even a 10th of the information that bombards us on a daily basis. They see people like me reading, reading, reading everything and it makes their heads hurt. Another factor may be fear - you can never unlearn anything. Once you 'know' it, it's with you forever. [Very good fairy tale about this very thing, it's in Women Who Run With the Wolves.] Not everyone can handle the information, winnow it and reduce it down to manageable chunks. It's daunting and DWTS is on, you know?

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An anthropological dilemma repeated here at DU: [View all] ithinkmyliverhurts Apr 2012 OP

"It presents the Progressive CJCRANE Apr 2012 #1

This only moves it back one step. ithinkmyliverhurts Apr 2012 #4

But that's the point. The mass media is owned by corporations. CJCRANE Apr 2012 #5

Look, I agree about the media. ithinkmyliverhurts Apr 2012 #8

I must admit that I'm not au fait with those terms. CJCRANE Apr 2012 #9

I don't think people refuse to be educated. I think Dorothy Sayers had it right... Scuba Apr 2012 #6

I thought we had this all worked out according to Reagan's Rule... HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #2

We see the world through very different glasses. Scuba Apr 2012 #3

Republicans see the downside of life, progressive see the upside. Rex Apr 2012 #7

This line is revealing: ithinkmyliverhurts Apr 2012 #10

How you got 'kill them all' out of that I have no idea. Rex Apr 2012 #11

Just curious, are you talking about Lakoff's work in this area? nt stevenleser Apr 2012 #15

No, not really. Rex Apr 2012 #17

George. He has done some interesting studies about the differences in the way Liberals and stevenleser Apr 2012 #18

Very fascinating Rex Apr 2012 #19

One thing that needs to be factored in is the inherent laziness of average person. It takes a lot Hestia Apr 2012 #12

I think that there are idealistic Conservatives Nikia Apr 2012 #13

I see it as followers vx. independent thinkers. Waiting For Everyman Apr 2012 #14

This is Philosophy, not Anthropology. bemildred Apr 2012 #16