Harvard Study Group would like to speak to me about my Ron Paul contributions?

This mailing is just the first step of the empirical project - we will
measure how individual contributions change as a response to the
letters.
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That's some pretty poor scientific research, since individual contributions can change for a number of reasons. How exactly are they going to conduct research if they can't even get a controlled environment?

Also the word "cooperation" doesn't make any sense since you never agreed to be part of a scientific study.
 
Also, it's worth noting that scientific research projects tend to be total mindfucks. Usually they'll say they're conducting a study about one thing but actually researching something else, so whatever they're actually researching will get more natural responses.

My guess about what they're actually doing here is intentionally sending letters that seem intimidating and confusing, and researching what kind of emails they get back. Although what purpose those serve I have no idea.
 
I got the letter too.

My impression was that it was more of an FYI 'all your info is public - just thought you should know' - but I already knew anyway.
 
I just got the letter from Harvard study today, it was the one just mentioning the campaign contribution limits and did not list my contributions or any of my neighbors. I think I have given around $150-200 this primary cycle. (from the fec reports I only see about $75 but I can see from my paypal it's been much more than that)
 
I didn't get a letter yet. Tell those Harvard folks to stop working for the feds, the Ford Foundation, and recruiting for the CIA.

By the way. If folks did a couple hours of internet research before voting, no amount of money would influence their choices.
 
My wife and I both got one. I guess the question is did people who didn't donate to Ron Paul get one?
 
airborne373 said:
:) I don't feel intimidated so, probably not.
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YOU don't feel intimidated.

Your username is AIRBORNE.

Not as in OVER-THE-COUNTER COOTIE FIGHTER, I presume.

Some will be intimidated.

It has a do-do-do-do / do-do-do-do Twilight Zone-y aspect.




But what is the true purpose of the study.
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Figger . . . NOT what you think, PLUS probably some things beneath/worse than not what you think.

Or random grant-type frittering of money on useless studies, if one takes a more simplistic view of Mankind and Politics.

The good news is that it is bad news, either way.




On the surface their hypothesis seems to be: "transparency is bad" which means they are not a true scientific research group.
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It has been my experience with the RICHEST & MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE ON EARTH that, if the angle you THINK is the angle IS the angle on the surface, it's GRAVY if you/we fall for that one. They're ALWAYS frying bigger fish. Time is money and life is short. Don't fret the small fries. DON'T SWEAT THE LITTLE PEOPLE.

IF recipients of the letter would shudder at the disturbing infiltration into their personal space and call for LESS TRANSPARENCY, well, that dovetails nicely with CITIZENS UNITED.




So I therefore assume a political purpose aka an agenda to serve the interest of whom ever is funding this "research."
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All kindsa "professional" -ISTS and -IANS...behaviorists, psychologists, psychiatrists, historians, parliamentarians, economists, capitalists ...are interested to know what INSPIRES people to part with discretionary cash.

What inspires people to WORK FOR FREE? That's gotta be twirling thru some brains.
 
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Xhin said:
Also, it's worth noting that scientific research projects tend to be total mindfucks. Usually they'll say they're conducting a study about one thing but actually researching something else, so whatever they're actually researching will get more natural responses.

My guess about what they're actually doing here is intentionally sending letters that seem intimidating and confusing, and researching what kind of emails they get back. Although what purpose those serve I have no idea.
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They're certainly going to be interested to see how many people click on links, make calls, send e-mails, donate differently . . . how many ACT upon the strange, seemingly-incomplete letter of "indeterminate" purpose.
 
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Here is my take on it. The elites do not want to keep getting grief for their donations. The are funding a study with predetermined results that will show thatwhen people are aware that this information is public people will donate less. Therefore the recommendation of the study will be to hide the information and make it harder to get. They will sell this to the establishment and both dems and repubs will go along with it. BTW....I received a letter yesterday.
 
But was it just Ron Paul supporters who received the letter? Seeing all the responses here leads me to believe the letters weren't as "random" as they claim.
 
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Here is my take on it. The elites do not want to keep getting grief for their donations. The are funding a study with predetermined results that will show thatwhen people are aware that this information is public people will donate less. Therefore the recommendation of the study will be to hide the information and make it harder to get. They will sell this to the establishment and both dems and repubs will go along with it. BTW....I received a letter yesterday.
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That sounds plausible.
 
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But was it just Ron Paul supporters who received the letter? Seeing all the responses here leads me to believe the letters weren't as "random" as they claim.
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It would be interesting if only Ron Paul supporters got it. If that was the case this thread is probably the study. They want to see how paranoid and mistrusting Ron Paul supporters are.
 
I think Ron Paul supporters would be less bothered by people knowing who they support than any other candidates supporters in at least 5 years.
They do sign waves,wear hats,t-shirts and sweat shirts,canvass neighborhoods,go to rallys,sport bumper stickers,hang signs,rent blimps and on and on.They want publicity and I think most all are proud of their donations.
I don't know what this Harvard deal is about but it can't be to intimidate us.They have to know all of this.

I love the fact that donations are public knowledge,it keeps everyone honest.You can't claim to be a lifelong libertarian if you maxed out to Obama the last two elections.
 
I just read through this thread and it seems that most of you are the only Republican donor in a Democratic neighborhood. Is that correct? If so I definitely think that these weren't sent at random.

Well I suppose that it is possible that there is another group of letters that were sent to Democrats in Republican neighborhoods, but I doubt it.
 
I got the letter as well. The only way to be sure who got it is to look up other in your zip code to see if the first name and last name initial coincide with the letter, and hence see if you recognize any of those people...I am not going to read to much into this, I think they're just hoping for hits on their site to boost future grant funding.
 
well_met_sir said:
I just read through this thread and it seems that most of you are the only Republican donor in a Democratic neighborhood. Is that correct? If so I definitely think that these weren't sent at random.

Well I suppose that it is possible that there is another group of letters that were sent to Democrats in Republican neighborhoods, but I doubt it.
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Everyone on my list are all republicans.
 
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