Can't see the wood for the trees...

NeedaNewName

Why is that? Why can't we see what is happening in front of our eyes but in years to come, as history has proven, it all seems so obvious.

Like Haughey?

Like Iraq and WMDs

Is it just that the voices that try and tell us the truth, more or less, are drowned out? Do the sheep baaaaa to loudly?

Why is it that the truth, allegedly, never seems so obvious at the time?

OutlawPete

We can, it's just that the people at the top are drunk with power and so they don't listen to those below them.

Unlimited access to coke and hookers doesn't help either.

InTheTrees

OutlawPete wrote: »

Unlimited access to coke and hookers doesn't help either.

Well it cant hurt...

can it?

TeddyTedson

When the bears are ****ting in the woods sometimes you're better off just not camping. Just my 2 pennies worth.

Latchy

Just like the boy who cried wolfe ..nobody listens

NeedaNewName

Fuk it. Think I'll watch Dog Soldiers instead.

HD too.

Nodin

NeedaNewName wrote: »

Why is that? Why can't we see what is happening in front of our eyes but in years to come, as history has proven, it all seems so obvious.

Like Haughey?

People knew about Haughey, but knowing and proving are two different things. There are people who have been proven in court to be dubious in this country, and they still get elected.

NeedaNewName wrote: »

Like Iraq and WMDs

It was obvious from early on to a large number of people that was a crock.

NeedaNewName wrote: »

Is it just that the voices that try and tell us the truth, more or less, are drowned out? Do the sheep baaaaa to loudly?

If you're going to start a thread having an oul sneer at the 'sheep', you might get better examples.....

stovelid

Latchy wrote: »

nobody listens

I disagree. Top tune.

Latchy

stovelid wrote: »

I disagree. Top tune.

At last ....:eek:....somebody out there's listening

Top tune for sure

gbee

You answer your own question.

Also people believe lies before they believe the truth. Don't ask me, it just happens and skilful manipulators like taskmaster, Bush and Blair have been recent examples of excellence in getting the biggest whoppers believed by many.

NeedaNewName

Nodin wrote: »

People knew about Haughey, but knowing and proving are two different things. There are people who have been proven in court to be dubious in this country, and they still get elected.



It was obvious from early on to a large number of people that was a crock.



If you're going to start a thread having an oul sneer at the 'sheep', you might get better examples.....

Your website calls....

stupidusername

cause people dumb!

Nodin

NeedaNewName wrote: »

Your website calls....

?

stovelid

Latchy wrote: »

At last ....:eek:....somebody out there's listening

Top tune for sure

Train Of Thought my favourite, but.

Dunjohn

Because there's too much to take in at any given moment. We can look back on Haughy and judge him without any of the other contemporary stuff getting in the way. Ten years from now, we'll look back on today and wonder about something that nobody was making a fuss about, but while it'll be obvious that I should be able to see it now, I also have to think about Libya, Japan, the economy, Obama coming to Ireland, the Queen coming to Ireland, finding a job, sorting out my ****ing study notes, organising this thing on Friday, completing Marvel vs Capcom 3 and deciding if I'm hungry enough to go downstairs and eat something or am I grand here.

Ten years from now, it'll be easy to focus entirely on one of those.

Latchy

stovelid wrote: »

Train Of Thought my favourite, but.

From the first album and I like to , but the second album 'Scoundrel Days ' was much better produced .

psst- we'll probably get evicted off out to the music thread :cool:

bitter

gbee wrote: »

You answer your own question.

Also people believe lies before they believe the truth. Don't ask me, it just happens and skilful manipulators like taskmaster, Bush and Blair have been recent examples of excellence in getting the biggest whoppers believed by many.

Surely Bono's mates don't lie :eek:

NeedaNewName

Nodin wrote: »

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Sorry. Following a spa on twitter with the same name/website FAIL.

"...and so we go
on with our lives
we know the truth
but prefer lies
lies are simple
simple is bliss
why go against tradition when we can
admit defeat
live in decline
be the victim of our own design
the status quo
built on suspect
why would anyone stick out their neck?

Fellow members
Club "We've Got Ours"
I'd like to introduce you to our host
He's got his, and I've got mine
Meet the decline"

-NOFX, The Decline

Gordon

Existance of trees wouldn't necessarily mean it's a wood, could just be some trees, or an orchard. Or maybe a nice little fruit garden.

Chaotic_Forces

I honestly have no idea what the Hell is going on in this thread.

Napper Hawkins

It's about Marvel Vs Capcom 3.

I'm almost 100% on that.

Chaotic_Forces

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

It's about Marvel Vs Capcom 3.

I'm almost 100% on that.

Ah, okay!

It's a watered down, DLC rip-off.

I'm now part of the crowd. :P

whoopdedoo

Dunjohn wrote: »

organising this thing on Friday,

what's happenin Friday?

Mrmoe

It's not that people don't see it, it is that they don't care. Anything that does not directly affect their lives people generally don't give a crap about. How have either of the two cases you mentioned really affected people, very little I would think.

Dunjohn

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

It's about Marvel Vs Capcom 3.

I'm almost 100% on that.

Damn you! I'm not even 50% yet!