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Originally Posted by DanaC
However, I believe his description of the events he himself witnessed. He was asked to cite, but what exactly is he supposed to cite? He was describing his personal experience of ACORN's methods. I believe that. Whether that can then be extrapolated out to a more general sense of ACORN is debatable.
...I absolutely believe his description of events he himself was a part of, or at least his perspective on them. Because he was describing such events, calls to cite aren't questioning his sources, they're questioning his personal honesty and integrity.
If I say I read somewhere that a group have acted in a particular way, then calls for citation are merely that. If I say I witnessed something myself, then calls for citation are an attack on my honesty.
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What one sees, and more importantly, how one presents that to others, may often be influenced by one's pre-conceived biases.....its only human. I readily admit to such biases.
One's
perspective is often colored by one's biases.
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Originally Posted by lookout123
....even I couldn't specifically prove that the events I witnessed were part of a formal ACORN business plan. That would be illegal. They are very good at keeping themselves out of trouble by using the rogue rep ploy.
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You see honesty in his
perspective of ACORN's
"they are very good....rogue rep ploy" where I see an opinion (of someone who apparently doesnt like ACORN) that may reflect his bias. I dont doubt that he believes it to be honest.
We have an honest difference of opinion,
not of what he saw, but how he characterized what he didnt see (
they are very good at keeping themselves out of trouble by using the rogue rep ploy).