Hi Like Stephen I am surprised by this comment. In the recent Gallop poll, only 8% of respondents agreed that "The system doesn't need changing." So there does appear to be some universality among even Americans to the belief that something was/is wrong with the American system. And the USA is renowned for being the one developed country without some scheme to ensure universal health coverage of its citizens. What exactly is it then that we should have self-doubt about with respect to our political / economic views? Lest you think this is not related to university teaching, remember that universities are under fire for being "too liberal" in their political / economic views. So it is important to try and understand ourselves whether those "liberal" views are rational or ideological.
Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] Department of Psychology University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 CANADA >>> "Lilienfeld, Scott O" <[email protected]> 24-Mar-10 8:58 AM >>> I must confess that at some level I envy the supreme confidence and utter absence of any smidgeon of self-doubt in the political/economic views of my fellow TIPSTER friends. ...Scott ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:32 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] How to lie with statistics.... a current example >> Jim Dougan <[email protected]> wrote: > > As many of you know I have a blog in which I periodically rant on > political topics. > Take a look if you like: > > http://hippieprofessor.com/2010/03/23/what-the-american-people-really-want/ Beauty, eh? As a spokesperson for my people, I can say we look on with considerable bewilderment at the great debate just concluded (for the moment, anyway) by our neighbour to the south. Health care for all, what could be so bad? But you surely do have a bizarre system of government down there. Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada --------------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9b2f&n=T&l=tips&o=1497 or send a blank email to leave-1497-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=1498 or send a blank email to leave-1498-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1502 or send a blank email to leave-1502-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
