tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post5395490049154607055..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: As an (ir)regularcatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-31245480558850013372012-06-12T08:06:24.055+09:302012-06-12T08:06:24.055+09:30Once in a while the same thing happens here Fly-in...Once in a while the same thing happens here Fly-in-the-web but so few people comment it is not a big problem. <br />Miriam, I think Chris is right. (And there are certainly a great many attempts to set politicians up - particularly the current leader of our opposition!)<br />Cathy - interesting thought - and, I would think, a very fair analysis - information overload?<br />Redleg - you are very brave to admit that. I doubt you are alone though. How many people are really good listeners?catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-14858314869188367032012-06-12T01:31:09.135+09:302012-06-12T01:31:09.135+09:30I'm terrible with this, but rather in conversa...I'm terrible with this, but rather in conversation than in writing. I never, ever listen to what the other person says, and just think about what I have to say next. I know it's rude and I know the best thing to do would be to stop and think about what the other person said before continuing. I attribute it to my mind going a mile a minute. Maybe I should only have conversations when I'm very drunk. Being drunk for every disucssion can be an aspirational goal.Stephen Kozeniewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185600045044927669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-39101422435292395882012-06-11T18:09:55.869+09:302012-06-11T18:09:55.869+09:30Part of the problem is 'nobody' reads anym...Part of the problem is 'nobody' reads anymore since the advent of the computer, the internet etc. We scan. Scanning is a careless superficial activity resulting in careless superficial understanding.cathychttp://cathyingeneva.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-77570803840740077252012-06-11T16:22:42.901+09:302012-06-11T16:22:42.901+09:30Yes Miriam, it does happen. Media is guilty as any...Yes Miriam, it does happen. Media is guilty as anyone else at using what suits them - but politicians also use it to avoid saying "I was wrong". <br />Our current leader of the opposition has been deliberately misquoted on a number of occasions recently. It might make a good story but it is irresponsible reporting. ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-15639627885074097692012-06-11T14:35:54.435+09:302012-06-11T14:35:54.435+09:30Is it possible that politicians are sometimes corr...Is it possible that politicians are sometimes correct when they claim their words were "misunderstood" or "taken out of context"? Or do they always use this to get out of saying, "I made a mistake"? Just wondering....Miriamhttp://andewallscametumblindown.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-77113146663984222932012-06-11T08:31:11.834+09:302012-06-11T08:31:11.834+09:30I had similar problems in the days when I wrote le...I had similar problems in the days when I wrote letters to the editors.<br />It was clear from some of the responses that those responding had not read what I had written but had jumped to conclusions and reacted accordingly.<br /><br />I occasionally have the same problem with reactions to blog posts about life in France.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com