tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4403240057035859083..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Astronomers: Optimists; Me? SomewhatRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71801857719481957312013-01-20T03:57:13.089-05:002013-01-20T03:57:13.089-05:00I'd never thought of that bit about astronomer...I'd never thought of that bit about astronomers. Though, now that you mention it, even an all-shaded-black moon isn't "empty", just "new".<br /><br />Pure optimism, indeed!Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378629103793458871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65908778415551346052013-01-19T08:01:19.303-05:002013-01-19T08:01:19.303-05:00What??? Are you saying that you aren't in fav...What??? Are you saying that you aren't in favor of <i>reasonable</i> restrictions? <i>Sensible</i> laws to help keep <i>deadly, military-style weapons</i> out of the hands of criminals? Don't you want to <i>keep our children safe</i>???<br /><br />If I didn't understand propaganda before, I've certainly learned all about it in the past couple of weeks. The ratio of emotional appeals to facts in the "debate"* has been so lop-sided that even Goebbels would think that somebody's gone a bit overboard.<br /><br />====<br /><br />(*) If one can call hectoring, whining, badgering, villifying and demonizing a debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com