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There's a term for the idea that Damon hit upon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window

• downer91 13y ago
  ...and the euphamism "Boiling Frogs." The idea being that if you place frogs in a pool of water and raise the water temperature ever so slowly, the frogs will never notice that they are eventually being boiled alive, so they'll relax in the boiling water with complacency, as they are slowly cooked to death.
  • nodata 13y ago
    Not a good comparison. http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/frogboil.asp http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/frogboil.asp
    • fuzzix 13y ago
      It's a common idiom with an established meaning. The behaviour of actual frogs is immaterial.
      • nodata 13y ago
        It's wrong: frogs don't do what was described.
        • fuzzix 13y ago
          Ostriches don't bury their heads in the sand when they sense danger.
  • epaga 13y ago
    *euphemism
    • downer91 13y ago
      Duly noted!
• pre-show-mac 13y ago
  I wouldn't put too much thought into this. It's disinformation by the way. Psych-War.