24-10-2012, 09:04 PM
Jan,
Thanks for your very astute observations. I find myself in the uncomfortable position of being a witness...uncomfortable for several reasons.
First, I much prefer being a researcher. I don't like the type of attention that typically accompanies the former. Second, the objectivity that
is necessary to think critically can be inadvertently compromised by one's personal affective reaction to direct sensory stimuli as opposed to
the natural buffer a researcher enjoys by virtue of a more than "arm's length" proximity to the immediate impact of the subject.
Given those things, the very best I can do is simply state what I recall as dispassionately as possible. Approaching it otherwise is too large a
drain of energy to be sure. I think I'll go take a nap now.
Thanks for your very astute observations. I find myself in the uncomfortable position of being a witness...uncomfortable for several reasons.
First, I much prefer being a researcher. I don't like the type of attention that typically accompanies the former. Second, the objectivity that
is necessary to think critically can be inadvertently compromised by one's personal affective reaction to direct sensory stimuli as opposed to
the natural buffer a researcher enjoys by virtue of a more than "arm's length" proximity to the immediate impact of the subject.
Given those things, the very best I can do is simply state what I recall as dispassionately as possible. Approaching it otherwise is too large a
drain of energy to be sure. I think I'll go take a nap now.
GO_SECURE
monk
"It is difficult to abolish prejudice in those bereft of ideas. The more hatred is superficial, the more it runs deep."
James Hepburn -- Farewell America (1968)
monk
"It is difficult to abolish prejudice in those bereft of ideas. The more hatred is superficial, the more it runs deep."
James Hepburn -- Farewell America (1968)