Both Daniel and the skeptical Carroll are correct. It takes the exposure of a big lie to turn people around. Even then, it is far from assured. Cognitive dissonance is a very powerful force.
A astronomer friend was telling me of his conversations with some Repug. scientists on campus, asking how they could square their politics with From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Davies you possibly underestimate how many previously fundamentally right-wing people had their minds completely blown by such an obvious example of government dishonesty and turned into reliable and highly competent left-wing cadres. I am certainly aware of at least two such who have completely changed their minds and their politics as a result of the fibs told by the UK govt over the Iraq war. Michael Perelman
