tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post7299200207986785656..comments2024-01-26T00:52:04.340-08:00Comments on SBPDL: #217. The Reality of BaltimoreStuff Black People Don't Likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07923871032509110194noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-16172771342708049982009-12-02T17:25:34.563-08:002009-12-02T17:25:34.563-08:00To clarify a little further, re the random aspect,...To clarify a little further, re the random aspect, let me ask a reader: if you see a large black man knocking down an elderly white woman, do you immediately think: God, how random is that? No, of course you don't. You think, more or less immediately: I am horrified and I will avoid large black men in the future.<br />And so, when the printed account is viewed, do you not feel a disconnect if you see the word random prominently used in the printed account?<br />Of course you do; that is the cognitive dissonance at work. You begin to wonder at your own judgement; was I wrong to think something other than random?<br />Until of course like millions of your fellow citizens have done, you laugh at throw the stupid piece of trash in the wastebasket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-73984407705670994852009-12-02T13:10:37.761-08:002009-12-02T13:10:37.761-08:00One of my neighbors -- a military veteran with a v...One of my neighbors -- a military veteran with a visible injury and two arm-braces -- was pushed to the ground and had his car stolen in Baltimore. Welcome to "Charm City," sucka! Only the thugs in Maryland carry guns; the law-abiding have to go through an arduous and expensive application process (six pages of paperwork) to get a concealed carry permit. To get it, you must prove your need, i.e., if you've been threatened, you need to provide police reports. You can get a permit if you carry large sums of cash for your business. You have to apply for the permit through the Maryland State Police. In a free state like Virginia, you apply through a circuit court.DC Handgun Info (a pro-self-defense blog)http://dchandguninfo.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890530692790573387.post-69207872599945216942009-12-02T10:05:13.330-08:002009-12-02T10:05:13.330-08:00Re:"...Baltimore residents and tourists have ...Re:"...Baltimore residents and tourists have been victims of random, unprovoked attacks ..."<br />The above statement is classic disinformation. One tip is that the descriptions of these types of attacks are uniformly called "random". Looking closer we see cognitive dissonance employed to mislead and confuse the reader. <br />Why do I say that. Well, because humans always look for and see patterns; it is part of our cognitive set. We are very poor at understanding what "random" means; probability estimating is not a native tendency. Even more obviously, in matters related to danger, to "flight or fight" we are wired to react quickly, to employ snap judgement. Under these circumstances people never conceptualize events as random. It is the depth of deception to continuously use the term random when the context is violence. Since people, when encountering a flight or fight situation, don't think in random terms, why is the media always drawing a portrait in words of that same situation using those words?<br />Purely and simply to mislead and confuse, to deny the reader a connection with reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com