tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post2538613677380041565..comments2023-10-16T04:34:45.322-05:00Comments on CPSIA - Comments & Observations: CPSIA - Why Does The Press Push Bad Ideas?Rick Woldenberg, Chairman - Learning Resources Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10399747363670184131noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-48142075322035605122010-12-15T15:04:04.772-06:002010-12-15T15:04:04.772-06:00If I am not mistaken it was the Minister of Propag...If I am not mistaken it was the Minister of Propaganda for the Third Reich, Joseph Goebbels that said "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State." lies are not OK, but BIG lies are good governance.Geoff Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-30542940262428406962010-12-14T22:05:16.389-06:002010-12-14T22:05:16.389-06:00I wonder if the makers of the Shrek glasses can no...I wonder if the makers of the Shrek glasses can now sue the CPSC for damages for inconsistent enforcement? I'm not sure the Shrek characters are any more adult than the Wizard of Oz.<br /><br />According to Scott Wolfson, the CPSC has saved millions of lives. (Something he tweeted back in response to one of my statements). I'm not sure how you can prove it because it would require making several logical leaps and assuming the regulations were all about safety. But if they say it well then...E Melanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954364009385391625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-72181004935527312612010-12-14T18:01:16.923-06:002010-12-14T18:01:16.923-06:00"Lehrer implicitly argues that media won'..."Lehrer implicitly argues that media won't write a story announcing that lead-in-enamel on your glassware is safe."<br /><br />That said, though, even if a story <i>were</i> published (or a study done) it would immediately be attacked as being an "industry-funded puff piece" that was complete junk. Because, after all, everyone <i>knows</i> that thousands of children are harmed by lead-contaminated toys. Studies and stories showing otherwise are therefore lying.halojones-fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473935330204075559noreply@blogger.com