--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > > For the record, if I had a doctor who phrased her > > > > recommendations as "Do this!" I'd be a lot more > > > > likely to look for a different doctor than if she > > > > said, "Perhaps it would be best if..." I prefer being > > > > treated like an adult. > > > > > > > > > You're quite correct. > > > > > > If you've ever listened to the audio tapes of Jim Jones at > > Jonestown > > > during the mass suicide you'll notice that Jones sounds > rationale > > > and calm and his choice of words were designed to appeal > directly > > to > > > the "adult" in the over 900 people that he convinced to drink > the > > > kool-aid. > > > > > > He specifically addresses them as "adults" consistantly and > > > constantly. > > > > > > Check out the "suicide tape transcript" of the Jonestown > massacre > > > and do a word search on "adult" and you'll see how very right > Judy > > > is: > > > > > > http://employees.oneonta.edu/downinll/mass_suicide.htm > > > > So are you saying that if we were all treated > > like children by those in authority, there'd > > be less likelihood of Jonestown-type massacres? > > I'm saying that words laced with honey are not necessarily in your > best interest.
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