Dr.Driving-UH myth??was/Re: Princess Diana: Road Rage Victim?
mowen
Leon James <le...@hawaii.edu> wrote...
> On 5 Sep 1997, mowen wrote:
> > So, could volanic ashes be drifting in to the university or is this an
> > imposter using a UH account without permission?
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> No impostor is this.
Well, then, maybe those posting in rec.autos.driving just can't keep up
with the various personas, names and personalities. If I were analyzing, I
would wonder why/what you did to the "real Leon" as in:
"List of Publications by Leon James
NOTE: Leon James was formerly Leon A. Jakobovits."
Sorry to see him go after so many years, hope he was nice. And I won't jump
to the same kinds of quick conclusions you seem to like to come to about
others. But if Leon James or Dr. Driving don't work out,can we expect
"Leon Churchill"?
> My credentials and 35 years of professional
> publications prove it! Go see my two sites.
You can't be faulted for a lack of quantity in writing... and certainly
there are some decent ideas in there, but some of your recents posts....??
>
> The point about my road rage postings is well explained in my
> Congressional Testimony and elsewhere on Dr. Driving's site.
I wish it were so in your "new" theories posted since then.
> I think
> it's extremely important to take these Newsgroups seriously.
I do too. And if you're open to suggestions but won't accept opinions
different from yours if presented by presumed experts, perhaps it would be
good to post instead to your peers.
> I read hundreds
> of messages every day and analyze them because they reveal how people
> feel and think about issues of great importance.
Well, if you're jumping to the same quick conclusions that you did in the
"Diana road rage crash" it might be best not to publish your thoughts on
same...
> I value your input, whether you care or not.
I value it too... but not sure that I care to be "labelled" for
publication, especially if the labelling is bizarre....
> The whole point of
> psychology is to study and try to understand people's ideas and
> behaviors.
I think some of us understand the point... just would be nice and more
scientifically prudent to have the process done with a purpose that seems
less self-serving to your publications (?) and with more objectivity than
what seems to filter through your lenses...
> In relation to road rage: you'll find few psychologists, especially the
> research and academic type, that have started to deal with this issue.
> Some psychotherapists have done so, and some anger management MDs. I am
> one of the few who have chosen this topic at this point.
Well, if true, I hope more get in to it... if for no other reason than to
bring more objectivity to the debate. But rage, anger and aggression, etc.
etc. aren't exactly new words in the dictionary or new concepts in human
behavior....so to speak as though the "innocents" are hearing/dealing with
this for the first time and should permit you absolute liberty to do as you
wish is rather silly (I would have said demeaning...but as you know many in
rec.autos.driving newsgroup are finding some humor in the matter as words
get changed in meaning and new ones are made up and wish not data dictates
theory).
> I feel that Dr. Driving is promoting the public welfare by bringing
> public
> attention and discussion to this topic. Sure, the media have been using
> it a lot--but this only reflects the fact that millions of people are
> worried about the aggressiveness and lack of caring they experience every
> day on highways. I have brought forth cogent arguments and comprehensive
> plans for changing the culture of aggressive driving. I invite you to
> support these ideas.
>
> Leon
I would like to support those things which are sound and reasonable... and
caring, but some of your suggestions/ideas as recently posted (some of
which made it to your website) go beyond the pale...and I just hope they
stay at/are returned to the level of speculation unless you have some data
to support them.
mowen
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