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  • Self-deception and How to Avoid It - Chapter 22

    05/31/2015 1:57:08 PM PDT · by metmom · 7 replies
    OF ALL FORMS OF DECEPTION, self-deception is the most deadly, and of all deceived persons the self-deceived are the least likely to discover the fraud. The reason for this is simple. When a man is deceived by another he is deceived against his will. He is contending against an adversary and is temporarily the victim of the other's guile. Since he expects his foe to take advantage of him he is watchful and quick to suspect trickery. Under such circumstances it is possible to be deceived sometimes and for a short while, but because the victim is resisting he may...
  • "Groundswell" Pool - Kerry Campaign Deathwatch

    09/21/2004 5:57:21 AM PDT · by LikeLight · 30 replies · 732+ views
    Vanity | 9/21/04 | LikeLight
    It happens at some point to every doomed campaign. The candidate, hopelessly behind in the polls and coming down to the wire, starts talking about sensing a "groundswell" of support. The groundswell is never really there, but losing candidates are always able to see it (through the lens of vain self-deception, I suppose) . . . Anyway, the FR pool is: On which date will either Kerry or Edwards first publicly utter the "groundswell" word in this campaign?