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WebWord Comment -- So, how much news should I post? I suspect that people are starting to get overloaded, despite their incredible infothirst.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=95001144

Posted by Nevermind @ 09/15/2001 08:50 AM EST

Perhaps, my original response was an emotional reaction. Sorry.

Posted by nevermind @ 09/14/2001 04:14 PM EST

Nevermind - I think the point is that John doesn't need to show us what the US perspective, we all know already. But putting those other points of view may lead to many of us taking a minute to reflect and understand a little more. And please note, all of the articles which John linked to would agree with you that "the actions of the terrorists were murderous and not to be sanctioned". I can't believe any sane individual could think otherwise.

Posted by Alan @ 09/14/2001 11:13 AM EST

Actually, I posted the Guardian and Jordanian perspectives to illustrate one extreme, and the Slashdot perspective for another extreme. However, that doesn't seem to be what I accomplished. Instead, it seems that I posted one extreme point of view and then some gibberish. That was not my intention.

If you have would like to recommend some stories, please post them here. I want to make sure that people understand all points of view. However, I want to make it clear that I support America. I love the United States and it would be a crime if people thought otherwise.

One problem with posting any news is that people think that you hold the beliefs of those that write the material you post. I rarely agree with what people say in their articles, even usability and design articles. Once in a while someone will flame me and I have to explain to them that they should not shoot the messenger.

I think the best course of action for WebWord is to stick to usability news. That way there is no confusion. I don't want people to think that I want to "kill them all" and I don't want people to think that "I hate the United States" -- neither position reflects how I feel.

I hope that we are able to minimize the violence while maximizing the justice.

Posted by John S. Rhodes @ 09/14/2001 08:30 AM EST

Personally, John, I like and am a fan of your website, usually. And I don't mind that you put links to news on here.

But I find it curious that you somehow feel compelled to provide links to The Guardian and Jordanian perspectives on this tragedy - but no rational counterpoint from the US perspective. What you did choose to put on there was the irrational ramblings of a poster on Slashdot. There are plenty of compelling arguments from the US perspective as to why the actions of the terrorists were murderous and not to be sanctioned.

But you apparently ignore these. Why? Surely you are aware of them aren't you?

Having been indoctrinated for 8 years or so in our US education system before finally seeing the light, I'm sick of the socialist, communist claptrap that is wearing oh, so thin. Social sciences staffs throughout the US had been staffed by people who (at least during the 70's and 80's), if they had any political underpinnings at all, were opposed to the United States, though they usually didn't have the courage to come right out and say that.

I sense that is still true judging by the philosophies of HCI people who come out of Psych or Social Sciences programs today.

I'm sick of it.

Posted by Nevermind @ 09/14/2001 08:08 AM EST

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