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Old 10-December-2007, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by LyleDAL View Post
What I found most interesting was the comments that came afterwards. All I can say is.. "WOW."
Nothing surprising in those comments. Public fora tend to attract the extreme views. All of whom are convinced they're the persecuted, victimized or endangered minority.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_media_effect
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