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Old February 13th 08, 03:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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terry writes:

Are you implying Le Chaud and Mxs are the same person? I find that
very hard to believe. Totally different attitude.


Many people simplify their perception of others by categorizing everyone as
"one of us" or "one of them." Since they may have trouble understanding
viewpoints other than their own, very often they confuse the identities of
those with whom they disagree (in the latter group) and assimilate them all
into a single sort of metaperson or bogeyman. It may also console them to
think that only one person is behind all the personalities with whom they
disagree, since the alternative would be to acknowledge that there are more
such people than they might like to believe.