>>>> Does you *always* mention a grassy knoll when you have no >>>> reasonable reply to a reasonable question? :-) >>> >>> ROFLMAO Rory! You haven't asked a reasonable question yet! >>> And yes I does mention da man on da grassy knoll when I >>> smells a classic conspiracy theory! >> >> *ROFLMAO* MDixon! Many thanks! You have just answered my >> question as to why none of the reporters was willing to >> follow up on a perfectly reasonable presentation with >> dozens of highly credible witnesses. > > They were probably afraid of responses like yours! It is still > amazing to me how easily the fear of ridicule can keep nearly > everyone in such a tiny box :-)
Fear of ridicule is a highly potent motivator. You see it in France a *lot*. Basically, the whole culture in French elementary and high schools is built on this premise. Those who "act up" are publicly ridiculed. It's the worst thing that can happen to you. As a result, there is a strong conservative, don't-rock-the-boat streak in the French that is strangely out of place. And of course those who are brought up with this fear of rocking the boat and being considered slightly outside the boundaries of polite society pass the same fear along to their children and anyone else they can impose it on. Nice catch, Rory...that's what you're seeing here, all right. Never question, always believe what "those in power" tell you, ridicule those who don't. Potent formula for staying "in the box." Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
