On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 17:04:07 -0700, Dave Crocker
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>At 06:25 PM 6/13/99 -0400, Jay Fenello wrote:
>>you seem to be implying that I am no longer
>>an independent voice. Nothing could be further
>>from the truth.
>>
>>Even when I was consulting for NSI (which ended
>>with the Berlin meeting), I was not paid to be a
>>"NSI Supporter." My role was to give NSI my views
>>on this fiasco, not the other way around!
>
>It is impressive to see multiple paid consultants for NSI forcefully claim
>that taking money does not affect their opinions.
>
>Never mind that taking money is considered the ultimate, indefensible
>conflict of interest.
>
>Never mind that many decades of research show that taking money DOES affect
>one's opinion (look under "cognitive dissonance" for some of the REALLY
>interesting demonstrations of this, suggesting that smaller amounts of
>money create a bigger attitude change.)
>
>But, no doubt, this particular set of hired guns is different.
>
>They don't inhale.
>
Do you REALLY want to get into this thread Dave? Shall we discuss the
money behind each of the main players in the NC or the constituencies?
Its an interesting trail............
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