Sunday, February 28, 2010

What does a 4-year-old know about global warming?

Posted by Mickey Z on 02/28 at 08:34 PM
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  1. That article fits with my experience so well. Exchanges always go something like this.

    1) simple supposition like “we need to dismantle nukes”.

    2) conditioned response like “It’s just not that simple.” or something using the words macro or big picture.

    3) As them to explain why or to go into detail on their own ideas.

    4) discovery that other person has no fully formed view on the subject or basically agrees with you - they were simply repeating a learned response.

    Posted by Andy from Shanghai  on  02/28  at  09:33 PM

  2. Agreed, Andy. I sometimes hear “it’s not that simple” after someone hears me give a talk.

    captcha sez: “pattern”

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  03/01  at  06:00 AM

  3. ‘Occupation’ really IS a dirty word - unfortunately not with too many journalists.

    Hi, Andy and Mickey.  Mr and Mrs Helga will be off to Melbourne to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary - back on Friday, so take care until then! 

    All best,
    Helga

    Posted by Helga Fremlin from Daylesford, Australia  on  03/01  at  04:02 PM

  4. Happy Anniversary, Helga.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  03/01  at  04:11 PM

  5. Thank you, Mickey!

    And like me, you might find it hard to actually take this reporting seriously - and does the word ‘occupation’ even come up once?  No, it doesn’t.  SCREAM!
    http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s2833707.htm

    Bye till Saturday/Friday!

    Posted by Helga from Daylesford, Australia  on  03/01  at  05:55 PM

  6. Thanks, Helga. If we were to believe the American media, we might think the US doesn’t even have troops in Iraq anymore.

    Btw, I’ll put up a new post tomorrow. I guess I’m just hoping comments will pick up here tonight.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  03/01  at  08:56 PM

  7. To call it an occupation would be to admit it was an invasion.

    Posted by Andy from Shanghai  on  03/01  at  10:49 PM

  8. And it’s only an “invasion” when the other guys do it.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  03/02  at  05:24 AM

  9. Seen the movie “The Hurt Locker” yet? The Guardian UK critic Xan Brooks was quite sane about it in the comments of a review he did, surprised me.

    The movie was praised for been ‘apolitical’ and focusing on human drama. Now Bigelow is coming out to say it’s anti-war.

    It’s all ridiculous though. What Brooks said in the comments in reply to a commenter was that the movie itself is political in that it’s like embedded journalism. It only tells the story from the side of the American soldier and all Iraqi characters are brief and portrayed as shifty and bad.

    The only character who tries to befriend the ‘other side’ gets blown up for his troubles.

    Posted by Andy from Shanghai  on  03/02  at  05:36 AM

  10. Haven’t seen it, Andy. For what I’ve read about it, I’m not interested. Now, your review seals the deal.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  03/02  at  05:44 AM

  11. FYI: A new post is up. Hope to see you all there.

    Posted by Mickey Z. from Astoria  on  03/02  at  10:29 AM

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