Originally Posted by Helmet Head
At least you're acknowledging that Forester's work includes pearls of wisdom for which I, for one, am very appreciative.
You're just trying to vilify Forester and discredit his complete body of work again.
I don't want to "believe" a habitual fabricator and distorter of the facts.
I don't want to "believe" anybody on such critical matters as my safety in traffic, and I don't.
I don't "believe" you, Bekologist, Chipcom, Diane, Gene, Al, Daily Commute, Robert Hurst, Geof, Jeffrey Hiles, Stephen Goodridge, Brian Ratliff, John Ratliff, John Eldon, John Franklin, John Allen or John Forester on these matters. Do you? Does anybody? Do you know anybody who does?
But just because I don't "believe" what anyone says, doesn't mean I won't listen to it, try to understand, give it careful consideration, and critically evaluate. After all that, I may walk away with something that I will try to use. Most likely I will. I think I've probably learned something valuable from every person in that list, but yet I did not "believe" any one of them.
HH, either put up your own, competing analysis of Forester's writings or go home. If ILTB is simply disrespecting Forester, then it should be easy for you to simply put something up that Forester has written that belies the ill-repute that ILTB holds for him.
To date on this thread, I've seen lots of analysis on Forester's writings from many people. I've seen none from you. Show me something. Take apart one of Forester's essays for us and show us where we are all misinterpreting what he has written.
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