"The man the built a million bridges, all worked fine. One bridge burned down, twenty people died. When he died no one remebers him for his million bridges, they remeber him for the one that burned."
Has this story come to a more true standpoint now more than ever?
Not to beat a dead horse but everyone remebers Micheal Jackson for his child molestiation charges, but no one remebers him for his philanthropy. Or in a more extreme case No one remebers Hitler for his invention of painkillers (fact, tested it on jews.) but for the terrible things he did to the jewish people. (Before anyone attacks me for stating Hitler was awesome, he wasn't it's just a example.) So has this story hit more to home now more than ever?
Interesting theory . . . President Bush is only remembered for the horrible economy . . . Not that I am saying I like Bush, it's just a example . . . But think about it, did we have another attack on the US? No.
Don't pull in the Bush thing. While you say we didn't have another attack on the US, think about every presidency before him and how rare massive attacks like that were, don't give credit where it really isn't due.
It makes sense, people remember disasters more than positives. Look at airplanes. Never mind the amazing advances its allowed and how its aided globalization, all people can talk about is plane crashes. The only reason why its more known than say car crashes, which cause many more deaths, is because it's on a mass scale. We take the good for granted, while the bad shocks us...
I think child molestation is serious enough to forget all the good things someone does. But it depends where you draw the line.
Stalin industrialized Russia to the max which allowed them to beat Nazi Germany. Had Stalin's plans never happened, Nazi Germany would have easily conquered all of Europe and Asia, and possibly the rest of the world. Should we turn our eyes away from Stalin's crimes because he saved the world? I don't think so. People have to be accountable for their actions.
I think child molestation is serious enough to forget all the good things someone does. But it depends where you draw the line.
Stalin industrialized Russia to the max which allowed them to beat Nazi Germany. Had Stalin's plans never happened, Nazi Germany would have easily conquered all of Europe and Asia, and possibly the rest of the world. Should we turn our eyes away from Stalin's crimes because he saved the world? I don't think so. People have to be accountable for their actions.
Has this story come to a more true standpoint now more than ever?
The rise of the tabloid press and the internet means negatives are now more focused on than positives. However I don't see why this shouldn't be the case for the reasons mentioned in thelistman's and Talo's posts.
It is just like your memory. Usually it takes more to remember the good days, or even the average days, while bad memories stick like superglue to your subconsciousness. Or nightmares. There is usually a tendency of remembering nightmares better than good dreams. Fright and negativity has a bigger impact on us than we believe.
This things happen, but if you made something so big and importnat, they will remember you for that. Pericles used the money of the alies to buld the structures on the Acropolis. But with that money he started an ambitious project that built most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis (including the Parthenon). This project beautified the city, exhibited its glory, and gave work to the people.Pericles promoted the arts and literature; this was a chief reason Athens holds the reputation of being the educational and cultural centre of the ancient Greek world. Now for this actions many call him a dictator and a populist. But one way or an other he made important things and modern democracy is his work.
[quote=Deth666]just because he donated millions of dollars to charity it doesn't erase the whole molesting thing[/quote]
Just because he molested (supposedly, he was NOT guilty!) doesn't erase the whole donating MILLIONS of dollars to charity! This is exactly the point made by the Burning Bridge theory.
[quote=Bliztkreig]People like to look on the bad things to make them self feel better.[/quote]
I agree, that is why people are always recognized not always for the good things, but the bad things in life.
Just because he molested (supposedly, he was NOT guilty!) doesn't erase the whole donating MILLIONS of dollars to charity! This is exactly the point made by the Burning Bridge theory.
He was proven guilty because the child he molested said his private parts were two different colors and that was proved when he died and they performed an autopsy.
