http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/comment/idea/10107 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:31:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/10107 Nicely said. It seems as if, in our political world, it has become acceptable to determine that you know the truth before you see the facts. In the information age, there is so much information available that it is easy to pick and choose what supports one's own a priori position. I recently watched a talk by an author from (I believe) the American Enterprise Institute entitled "How Liberals Think". Although interesting to hear what a conservative thinks of me, it was hardly informative on how I arrived at my political position. It was more like an attempt to legitimize insulting the Left. We as culture no longer need to defend our positions. We simply state 'obvious' truisms like "Liberals are traitors" and "Conservatives are fascists". All Jon Stewart (as much as I love the Daily Show) has to do is say the word "Bush" and his audience claps and cheers. Its the ultimate in-joke. Bigthink Wed, 14 May 2008 15:05:18 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/truth-justice/10107/#17216