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| Blind Men and Elephant (Public Domain) |
Some say
that a student was deliberately harassing a Native
American elder. Some say that this
student was instead trying to defuse a
volatile situation.
Some are blaming the elder. Some are blaming the
student. Some are blaming other groups
within the heated crowd.
One thing
they all have in common: a tendency to
see the world through ego-colored
glasses. In other words, we all (protagonists,
antagonists and reporters alike) are
hardwired to defend ourselves
and to blame
others.
None of us
have the whole picture, but all of us
react as though we do. Whether a blogger, a
radio personality, a student, an activist,
a president, a principal, a parent or a
Tweeter, we all grab the elephant’s
knee and think we’ve got ourselves a
tree.
Resources
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-media-smeared-students-involved-in-encounter-with-native-american-man/ar-BBSyYTs?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Copyright January 22, 2019 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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