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Originally Posted by Wild GM
Folks seem to have a hard time understanding that someone else may have a different view of the arena plan, and if they do it must only mean they are biased or in the Flames' back pocket..
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Having a different view IS bias. Some folks seem to have a hard time understanding that. Agreeing with someone's - or, in the case of the Flames/CSEC, some entity's - position is demonstrating bias in their favour.
There is no such thing as an "objective" opinion. There are rational and irrational opinions, that's all. If you clearly stand to gain from arguing your position, people will assume you are arguing from rational self-interest, and trying to obfuscate or deny it, even if you feel you really aren't, is both unconvincing and naive.
Why bother? Just acknowledge that you aren't objective, but explain your rationale, which is far more effective than whining about how people don't understand your truly disinterested perspective. Nobody cares if you think you can see both sides, especially when you then proceed to clearly take one side over the other.