Re: Google Ngram Results

From: john g marr <jmarr_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:08:38 -0600
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  My apologies if some of my responses aren't sent to both the list and the 
original poster at the same time. In my system, I usually just click on 
"Use 'Reply to' address instead of 'From' address". Sometimes a poster's 
address is in the "Reply to" line, and sometimes not.

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013, James Weinheimer wrote:

> our societies will get more broken before anybody wants to really try 
> and fix them

  I understand that is an opinion and not intended to be taken as a 
statement of fact, but how often do you hear "opinions" in the media 
having the effect of manipulating people (perhaps intentionally so)? One 
has to be vary wary of both what one says and what one hears (It's just 
one aspect of fixing a broken society).

  I forgot to "criticize" that word "really" also. It's a big bummer, in 
that it implies that no efforts could possibly be real, so all should be 
ignored.

  Since, as a statement of fact, the statement is flatly false (refutation 
of it only requires the existence of one, um, contrary person) AND since 
the person making the statement knows that (a pretty good likelihood at 
least), what possible constructive purpose could the statement serve? If 
not constructive, then what? Nothing perrsonal: I only say all that to 
present one way of confronting the media "entertainers" bent on breaking 
the society.

Cheers!

jgm

  John G. Marr
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  Univ. of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
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