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Is Naomi Wolfe right?

Asked by susanc (16144points) October 12th, 2008

Scarey, scary, scarey predictions and calls to arms. Is she right? Check her out on youtube.

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Mtl_zack's avatar

im not sure if shes right or not, but i do find something weird: when i look at different videos and interviews, the words she uses to describe each point are EXACTLY THE SAME. its like she memorized these words specifically. does this matter? possibly: the way you present information could make all the difference. for instance, if i say that “the polar ice caps are melting every year due to global warming, causing imbalanced salt water:fresh water ratios”, and global warming is having catastrophic effects on the salt water: fresh water ratio”, people could take totally different opinions on the subject of global warming, even though the 2 statements mean the same thing.

getting back to the question, i find that these patterns are re-occuring, and that it should be brought to attention as a precautionary measure. maybe its just a coincidence, but maybe it isnt.

one for bit of information to think about: the US has been under the control of 3 major families for the past few decades. the bushs, the clintons, the kennedys. they have all been in power, but alternating. if hillary clinton was nominated to be president, i would be suspecting that something really fishy is going on. but what prompted mccain to make such a stupid decision to choose palin as his VP? maybe she has ties to those 3 families. she comes from a small town in the middle of nowhere, where she has done nothing involving foreign affairs—shes seems to be a clean slate with too much innocence to be in the white house. when he dies, she will be president, and those possible ties could come into place.

sorry if that sounds crazy, just food for thought.

JackAdams's avatar

I believe that SHE believes that she is right.

In other words, I think she is sincere in what she is saying, but keep in mind that she earns her living, based on her predictions, because they have led to paid public appearances on the lecture circuit, where she frequently plugs her book.

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