Comments on: Beef quote of the day

By: President Lee’s Approval Ratings Dip to 21%

President Lee’s Approval Ratings Dip to 21% — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:11:28 +0000

[...] of the US-ROK FTA which would drop soaring prices such as the high price of beef in Korea. But as Sohn Hak-kyu says it is public perception not rational judgement that [...]

By: Left Flank: Bovine-Related Madness in Media

Left Flank: Bovine-Related Madness in Media — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:30:31 +0000

[...] Korean negotiator: The Korean public is deeply worried about the safety of US beef. American negotiator: The Korean public’s concerns are bûllšhìt. Korean negotiator: Yes, but public perception is no less important than rational judgment. [...]

By: Gov’t Decides to Delay US Beef Imports | The Marmot's Hole

Gov’t Decides to Delay US Beef Imports | The Marmot's Hole — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:09:32 +0000

[...] Korean negotiator: The Korean public is deeply worried about the safety of US beef.American negotiator: The Korean public’s concerns are bullshit.Korean negotiator: Yes, but public perception is no less important than rational judgment. [...]

By: The Goat

The Goat — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:23:52 +0000

@ 29 and 30

lol at you.

By: madar

madar — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:20:06 +0000

Andy,

You’re right, I’ve eaten tons of American beef in my life. I’m doooooooomed!!!

By: Zonath

Zonath — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:11:01 +0000

so zonath your point is that the US should be able to take a country that currently lives in the dark ages and change it over night???

Not at all. I was simply identifying a few places in the world where US aid and occupation have not been all the great a boon (countries that have ‘gone to the shit hole’ as the result of such.) I didn’t think it was all that controversial to state that American interventions have not always had wholly (or even largely) positive effects (and certainly not to detract from successes in the reconstruction of Western Europe and NE Asia).

By: Street Protests, Hunger Strikes, Resignation Demands, Oh My! | The Marmot's Hole

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:52:40 +0000

[...] chairman Sohn Hak-kyu doing his part to bridge the gap between public perception and rational judgment [sarcasm off]: “Do not even dream about fooling the public into eating dangerous American [...]

By: Street Protests, Hunger Strikes, Resignation Demands, Oh My! | The Marmot's Hole

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:52:40 +0000

By: Street Protests, Hunger Strikes, Resignation Demands, Oh My! | The Marmot's Hole

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:51:00 +0000

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:27:32 +0000

“Public perception is no less important than rational judgement.”

That’s the argument I was using with my class as we were discussing the topic…But, I made sure that they understood that I still believe the public was wrong for letting itself be manipulated so easily.