In article , Josh Hill says...
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>Ah, but that's the fun of it! Like I was reading this article on the
>Sino-Indian war, and there were two contributors, an Indian fellow and
>a Chinese one. And the Indian guy would change things like "Indian
>troops, under the onslaught of superior Chinese forces, turned tail
>and ran" to "Brave Indian troops, outnumbered and beleaguered, made
>the Chinese fight for every inch of stolen territory." And the Chinese
>guy would change things like "Jack-booted Chinese thugs goose-stepped
>into Tibet" to "Glorious Chinese soldiers overthrew the Dalai clique
>and were showered with flowers by grateful Tibetan children." OK, so
>I'm exaggerating a bit, but it was still lots of fun.
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No, thanks.  I agree with Kathryn that Wiki is a convenient starting point when
looking up something simple but for the most part I subscribe to Heinlein's
philosophy:

>What are the facts? Again and again and again — what are the facts? Shun
>>wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what "the
stars foretell,"
>>avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the
>unguessable
>"verdict of history" — what are the facts, and to how many
decimal >places? You
>pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue.
>Get the facts!

Jan


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