Posted on 09/19/2007 3:25:22 PM PDT by Albion Wilde
I'm glad you think so, too. One of the fellows whose wife started the fuss over Walter Reed was a TBI patient who was having trouble establishing whether he was injured and how severely, because apparently he had not done as well in school as the average soldier. Not having a baseline to compare against can mean a loss of benefits and rehabilitation services if the head-wound patient does not have a way to demonstrate a measurable loss of functioning. These tests aim to help with that.
I want you to know something. I jumped all over an A.P. thread the other day on this topic. You may have seen it. I am VERY leary of the media’s attention to this subject.
What you and I think about our troops, IS NOT shared by the leftists. Many of them are closet or not Moveon.org or DU leftists. One thing is for certain, they are leftists. They hate our military with a passion. These folks show up in pink. You know what I mean.
They trashed our men in the 60s and 70s. They’re doing it again today. And I still remember the reception they built for our men back then, based on medical reports.
I am very leery of publicizing the medical problems of our men through the media. Let Laura Ingraham, and other conservative interests desiminate this information on our boards and through emails.
Do not let the left capitalize on this, like they did in the 60s and 70s. They made monsters out of our men back then, who then couldn’t find work when they returned home.
I hope you understand where I’m coming from.
A friend sent me a newspaper article today, yes paper - no link or url - about a neuroscientific study stating that liberal and conservative brains are measurably different in how they process information. Of course, the test makers had preconceived ideas of what makes a liberal or a conservative, and tailored the test to “prove” their thesis.
“Previous psychological studies have found that conservatives tend to be more structured and persistent in their judgments; whereas liberals are more open to new experiences.”
What bilge!
I’m pretty sure it was posted here on FR. If you have the title, you might find it with a search and see that most FReepers agree with your “review” 100%!
I do understand your concern. This article showed up under "Medical News" on a news site, not front-page news. I tend to think of FR as a mostly military-supporting organization, but of course there are trolls. It may interest you to know that the Heritage Foundation did a study and found that the average intelligence and schooling achievements of our troops is higher than the national average.
This testing is not an intelligence test per se, but a benchmark test in case of later injury, to make a comparison to pinpoint what areas of the brain have been affected.
It’s my perception that we have the most capable intelligent well prepared military force in history. The weapons on top of that are obviously a plus.
I don’t discount these folks at all. Nice talking to you.
I think this is progress, what they are doing. We will all just have to be vigilant and relentless against it’s misuse.
W
Thank you. I’m all for that. You take care.
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