tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post4701598139258096865..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: “[under the law] just because something is in the public domain doesn’t mean it’s been officially released or declassified by the U.S. government.”Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-8754400078026648322011-08-27T00:03:24.780-08:002011-08-27T00:03:24.780-08:00Following that, I've also found that most time...Following that, I've also found that most times I gain insight into someone else's motivation, even destructive ones, if facts are known. As small evidence, I watched a beautiful silent film last night "A Cottage on Dartmoor" (1929) that took me from the unintentional criminality of its protagonist to a profound scene of redemption in the last 3 minutes. I would have had no way to believe the characters' redemption without the story's flashback. <br /><br />It was seeing the backstory of their lives that made that ending scene powerful and so fully human. And I pause to think of how many times I just don't get it for walking by.Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.com