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Oh, and before I forget, recent news events prod me to take a survey of the philosophical views of My Fellow Americans:
[Poll #224048]
(The 'explain' is limited to 255 characters so longer musings ought to be registered in a Comment.)
I ask because I've always come down more on the 'loved' side of things, on the grounds that while 'feared' can be more effective in the short term, it sets one up for less desirable longer-term effects -- sort of the "catch more flies with honey" argument, if you will. And I ask it now because I see that same short-term/long-term tradeoff being played out in the current Administration's foreign policy decisions: sure, maybe talking would have kept up from losing some of our friends over this Iraq thing, but dammit, beating people up is faster! :) (But look what just happened to that one guy who plumped for the 'feared' side of the equation, hm...? Bet Saddam wishes he had some more real friends right about now...)
[Poll #224048]
(The 'explain' is limited to 255 characters so longer musings ought to be registered in a Comment.)
I ask because I've always come down more on the 'loved' side of things, on the grounds that while 'feared' can be more effective in the short term, it sets one up for less desirable longer-term effects -- sort of the "catch more flies with honey" argument, if you will. And I ask it now because I see that same short-term/long-term tradeoff being played out in the current Administration's foreign policy decisions: sure, maybe talking would have kept up from losing some of our friends over this Iraq thing, but dammit, beating people up is faster! :) (But look what just happened to that one guy who plumped for the 'feared' side of the equation, hm...? Bet Saddam wishes he had some more real friends right about now...)
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