dumb & dumber

[Kelley]

At 09:16 AM 10/29/01 -1000, Stephen E Philion wrote:
>kelley wrote:
>i was pointing out that an argument you feel comfortable with--that some
>actions aren't excusable (even when accounting for structural factors
>(social conditions))--is the very argument many folks are using in their
>understanding of the ME and ObL Inc (+taliban).
>
>
>---not really my argument, after all I can say that something 'doesn't
>cut' and still be explicable as likely to occur in x,y, and z
>circumstances.
>All one needs to do is compare the difference in coverage of world events
>between BBC  and US news networks to understand why persons in the US
>reacted with anger at those who dared to raise the possiblity that WTC/P/P
>horror and US policy might somehow be related....
>
>
>Steve
>

which is all beside the point, because i was pointing out that you might 
learn to understand people are coming from by looking at how you use their 
same reasoning in other contexts.

kelley