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Analysis and Comment

Popular Beliefs

Going along with peers

The beliefs one comes to hold are influenced by the news, opinions, and attitudes one encounters. Long-term conditioning in a society and shorter-term rhetoric or propaganda, therefore, play an important role in the forming of beliefs. Learning other viewpoints provides a balanced perspective.

DateTitle
June 2004Insurgents or Resistance Fighters
What you call them indicates your views on whether there is an occupation going on and whether the Iraqi government is legitimate.
May 2004The Human American
Americans are as human as everybody else. Believing otherwise distorts one's picture of the world. Acting on that belief hinders progress towards a better world.