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Re: Repub Senator Ron Johnson Promises New 9-11 Investigation, Starting with Building 7 "Controlled Demolition" Evidence 

By: De_Composed in GRITZ | Recommend this post (1)
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Boardmark this board | Grits Breakfast of Champeens! 		Msg. 07224 of 07268
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Re: “So I don't think your ideal is practical, even if it sounds enlightened.”Have you ever been screwed by a grocery store? Maybe not, but I have. Many times. I once bought a $35 bag of fancy dog food that was discounted by half, then found as I left the store that they hadn't given me the discount. As the girl at the Customer Service Counter told me, "Good thing you caught this before leaving."

The store has improved (it used to be that they made mistakes, seemingly always in their favor, more often than not) but my policy is to not trust it. I always check my receipt.

Have you ever had to deal with a person who was overcharging you? Again, I have. Where I live, competition is scarce. Stores and contractors are often difficult to replace, so if there are problems, you're screwed unless you are cautious and diligent about correcting the "mistake" quickly.

Caution is practical. Enlightened and practical. The trick, I suppose, is to SOMETIMES trust, and many people and stores deserve our trust. (If you trust no one, it shows, and you'll soon find yourself being distrusted too. It's not pleasant.) You just have to develop a knack for reading people before you get harmed.

But government? Do you know the phrase, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me"? That's what comes to my mind when I think about our government.





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Re: Repub Senator Ron Johnson Promises New 9-11 Investigation, Starting with Building 7 "Controlled Demolition" Evidence
By: Fiz in GRITZ
Wed, 23 Apr 25 4:42 PM 		Msg. 07223 of 07268

Ok. I'll go with that.

The problem is -- it is almost impossible to do as a human. The fact is that we use "filters" to deal with almost everything in the world. If we don't do that we quickly become neurotic or something akin to autistic.

It simply goes against our neurology to not use a filter to categorize things to a very high degree ... it squanders a huge amount of energy.

And so if you assume nothing about government you are not likely to notice anything when things drift awry to the dark side.

So I don't think your ideal is practical, even if it sounds enlightened.

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