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Originally posted by glatt
I painted a picture with words.
Right now in other threads going on here in the Cellar, there are arguments about the use of war images. That in order to have an informed opinion about what war is, the images should be made available to the public. War is hell. People know this in the abstract, but images of it remind the public of that truth. Hopefully it will prevent wars from happening as easily in the future.
Talking in the abstract about sterilization while we all sit calmly at our keyboards is so clean and sanitary. So dignified. But we are talking about strapping people down and performing procedures on them against their will. It's worth at least mentioning that truth. It may be inflammatory, but it sure isn't irrelevant.
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I think that clarifying the abstract first, having as much rational discourse as possible is what should come first.
Follow that with the application of it to real life situations so that you can modifiy the idea to fit the situation better.
Anyone who has ever had to work with an engineer as a technician knows what I'm talking about.