Originally Posted by
Purple Drank
It feels like you are clumsily baiting me with a false choice.
Certainly, there are leaks, rumors, reports, trial balloons, what have you. One size does not fit all. Some are credible, and some are not. Some are lies, some are half-truths. Some are dead-on accurate. I suppose everyone has his own criteria for determining their value.
I reach my own conclusions as to the validity (or lack thereof) of various tidbits of information that make their way down to us. I imagine you do the same.
And to think there aren't guys in DALPA feeding management the inside scoop is fairly naive, IMHO.
Thanks for reacting to the question. I’m sorry you feel I’m clumsily trying to bait you. To be honest, I do feel like you’re dancing a bit around this one, because I think you don’t have a good answer. I don’t think there
is a real good answer for leaks.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the stories we’re being force-fed, and the way they’re being supported by rumors and leaks. I categorize the rumors in two varieties:
1) True
2) False
False, we all understand is BS, and politically-motivated, but what if they’re true? What exactly would be leaked, if the rumors are true? Well, the rumors purport to be describing the intent of the majority. The majority runs the show, so… the rumors purport to be describing, well, our intentions. That’s pretty valuable stuff. If guys are leaking true stuff about the majority’s intentions, they’re leaking very valuable stuff. If you say “the majority wants to agree to concessions”, and you’re not lying, then you’re telegraphing our intentions, and Mike Campbell is grateful. If you say “99whatever” is coming, you’re helping Mike.
True = valuable
False = lying
Leaks are either false (lying), or true (expensive).