On 6/28/07, JANA CHICOINE <<email obscured>> wrote:
>
>
> Alan Muller's post is absolutely priceless (and funny!)
>
> Whether or not it was the intent of everyone involved, the scenario was
> scripted by SOMEONE and it has played out exactly as Alan has described
> it.
>
> Alan Muller wrote,
>
> "My impression here, as an outsider, is that certain interests got
> together
> and developed a burner scheme. Then, they developed a process of public
> "discussion" intended to lock people in, intellectually speaking, to going
> along with it. (For instance, by making it an integral part of a "plan"
> that has other appealing aspects....) This is a standard technique. One
> of
> many taught in seminars in community manipulation."
>
> But Alan, where can the layperson get a good, government-subsidized course
> in community manipulation these days? Hmmm... why wasn't I invited?
>
> Alan Muller wrote, "Part of the intent is to cause frustration and goad
> people into marginalizing themselves with intemperate language..."
>
> Wellllll...don't we know it! Somehow when people are targeted as an
> "acceptable risk" for sickness or death they seem to become terribly
> impolite. Can't we do something about that?
>
> Thanks for the laugh, this is great.
>
> --Jana
>
> Factoid of the Day: It is still true that 80 Megawatts out of the 100
> Megawatt goal of new "clean" energy generation in the Pioneer valley would
> come from plans to burn chemically contaminated fuels in neighborhoods.
> What
> are YOU doing about it? Sign our petition today! Email me to add your name
> to the regional coalition of 1,200 individuals, families, organizations,
> and
> businesses OPPOSED to the disastrous siting choice of the Russell Biomass
> Limited Liability Corporation: <email obscured>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Muller" <<email obscured>>
> To: "Pioneer Valley Base Camp" <<email obscured>>
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [PV-Base Camp] Apologies and Next Steps
>
>
> > "The truth is that thoughtful, good people believe there is a role for
> > biomass
> > plants in our region. When questions begin with the assumption that the
> > only
> > people supporting biomass are ill-intentioned and are motivated by
> > personal
> > greed, it's unlikely we'll have a conversation where people learn from
> > each
> > other."
> >
> > Well, yes, some people of good will do believe in biomass burners.
> Others
> > don't.
> >
> > I consider myself something of a student of manipulated public
> involvement
> > processes.
> >
> > My impression here, as an outsider, is that certain interests go
> together
> > and developed a burner scheme. Then, they developed a process of public
> > "discussion" intended to lock people in, intellectually speaking, to
> going
> > along with it. (For instance, by making it an integral part of a "plan"
> > that has other appealing aspects....)
> >
> > This is a standard technique. One of many taught in seminars in
> community
> > manipulation. (I'm watching something basically similar being done in
> St.
> > Paul, Minnesota.)
> >
> > Part of the intent is to cause frustration and goad people into
> > marginalizing themselves with intemperate language--which I haven't seen
> > much of, considering, in this discussion.
> >
> > "Just day NO!" to the burner, and the manipulation both.
> >
> > Alan Muller
> > Green Delaware
> >
> > Alan Muller
> >
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> Jana Chicoine
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