George Orwell
" At any given moment there is a sort of all-prevailing orthodoxy, a general tacit agreement not to discuss some large and uncomfortable fact."
- George Orwell.
The reasons for that may be one or both of the following:
1. The fact is too complex and defies a simple answer; so people just remain silent.
2. The fact makes people too uncomfortable; so people remain silent.
Both of those may be commendable, although non-productive.
Where a problem appears is when people who don't understand the complexity and all the nuances surrounding a 'fact' will discuss that fact based on their own (usually) real and limited experience or from the testimonials of other like-minded people.
- George Orwell.
The reasons for that may be one or both of the following:
1. The fact is too complex and defies a simple answer; so people just remain silent.
2. The fact makes people too uncomfortable; so people remain silent.
Both of those may be commendable, although non-productive.
Where a problem appears is when people who don't understand the complexity and all the nuances surrounding a 'fact' will discuss that fact based on their own (usually) real and limited experience or from the testimonials of other like-minded people.
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