Re: couldn't resist sharing

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Brian Loe wrote:

> On 4/16/07, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
>
> > > Which was worse, them allowing the sales or flip-flopping?
> >
> > Allowing the sales. That was an appalling decision.
>
> Agreed.
>
> > Realising that the decision was stupid and changing it was, of course, a
> > good thing.
>
> Agreed.
>
> > I've never really understood this American concept of "flip flopping". I
> > often change my mind about things, that's the only rational way to behave.
>
> In most cases its to do with showing "backbone". Each case has to be
> viewed individually, however, within its own context.
 
Backbone is good, but persistence in the face of demonstrable wrongness is 
bad. And when the situation changes, chaning your plan isn't always a bad 
idea.

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