11-09-2024, 09:53 AM
(11-09-2024, 09:12 AM)UltraBudgie Wrote: Master of snowflakes, pawn of the blizzard. Rumsfeld was an interesting contradiction. Fervently energetic, the ultimate detail-oriented man. Step by step watching his shoes walk the path of power. Princeton, Georgetown, Navy, Congress, Department of Defence:
In a way, he was deeply curious, about every issue, every item that came into his scope. Every "known unknown". The archive of his snowflakes can be browsed here: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentar...ollection/
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Edit to summarize: Great call xpert11! Rumsfeld: a smart person who doesn't believe stupid things. Very very carefully and well.
Budgie, you asked the very question I wanted to... "how good was his data?" If it's from biased sources then the answers are directed in one way. And yes, I believe that his own culture set him up for a heavy bias (experience of WWII and Hitler).
Overcoming cultural bias is difficult. Steering a nation that's heavily culturally biased using a department is very difficult.
Interesting discussion. I'll have to read some of the snowflake linked material.
