Posted by Dan Ewert : 5/07/2002 12:23:00 AM (Archive Link)
I read some who consider the "Bushies" (Bush and his advisors) to be simple-minded folk because they tend to form very black and white policies and leave out the gray. Simple—minded? Not true. Sometimes, things are more basic than they seem and clear policy is always needed. When people say that such and such issue is so complex, they are already setting themselves up for failure in that they have already deemed things too difficult for solutions. A consensus is always difficult to reach when multiple parties are involved as each has their own interests. Similarly, when you make a problem made out to be exceedingly complex, you have multiple angles with each one seeming to require an independent solution that is mutually exclusive and in contradiction to the solutions of other angles. You've lost sight of the main goal by staring at piddling details. It's better to keep the big, holistic picture in your sights while keeping the nuances and their affects in mind.