[bvw]

To those frothed by imagination into a near-panic state it seems HORRIBLE and TERRIFYING. They, sad to say MANY FReepers included, have become very destabilized in reasoning.

It’s a tell tale as to our cultures general gullibleness to emotionally-driven response. Wanna know how an Obama got elected?

Here is the dynamic of irrationality in action.

[buccaneer81]

To those frothed by imagination into a near-panic state it seems HORRIBLE and TERRIFYING. They, sad to say MANY FReepers included, have become very destabilized in reasoning.

I see none of that on this thread. I see questions, skepticism and speculation, not "near-panic."

[oh8eleven]

To those frothed by imagination into a near-panic state ...
I'm with you. So many bed-wetters you'd think this was a Lib site.

[headstamp 2]

“It’s a tell tale as to our cultures general gullibleness to emotionally-driven response.”

Actually it reflects a somewhat healthy mistrust of government officials. Most people in this day and age don’t know what to believe anymore when it comes to the utterances of government officials.

Whether this is a rational response or not is open to debate but history gives us a good guide.