Hayek wrote:
>
http://www.lfb.com/index.php?deptid=...temsperpage=24
>
> BIG FAT LIARS (H)
> How Politicians, Corporations and the Media Use
> Science and Statistics to Manipulate the Public
> by Morris E. Chafetz M.D.
> Nelson Current, 2005, hardcover
>
> August 2005 Lysander Spooner Award Winner!
Bedankt voor je tip Hayek,
dat lijkt me een interessant boek.
Ik heb onlangs een en ander over 'The Obesity Myth' gelezen,
en dat geeft wel stof tot denken. Dat dergelijke overheidsmanipulatie ook
bij anders 'wars on.." zoals de 'war on drugs' aan de orde is, geloof ik
meteen.
> How they're lying to you
>
> These days, you can't turn on a television without
> hearing about how you're teetering on the brink of
> oblivion in every direction -- that you're probably
> too fat, not exercising enough... and that everything
> making your life easier is also destroying the
> environment. There are some very bad ideas behind this
> bleak picture-painting, and some very bad stats.
> Leading to big payoffs and unearned political pull for
> the folks that trumpet the funny numbers.
>
> There are many ways to lie with statistics. One is to
> make them up. People do that. Another is to take data
> out of its proper context or otherwise misinterpret
> it. Chafetz has the low-down on all the strategies of
> deception and how to spot them. He also tries to
> explain why people are as easily taken in and
> manipulated by the lies.
>
> Chafetz delves into many specific lies, such as on the
> issues of global warming, addiction, behavior as a
> disease, the obesity "epidemic," the war on smokers,
> the war on guns, the treatment of Peter Duesberg when
> he raised scientific questions about AIDS, and
> lawsuits like the one against McDonald's for serving
> hot coffee.
He?
Is dat echt gebeurd.
Ik dacht dat dit Seinfeld dit bedacht heeft.
(er is een hilarische aflevering waarin Kramer een coffee-stand sued omdat
de koffie te heet is.)
> Uwe Hayek.
Waarvoor dank.
Je komt wel eens met zinnige dingen,
helaas doe je dat even snel te teniet met je "Hitler-is-links"-gebabbel.
:-)