Wooden-Headedness
"The leader of the Iraqi regime says his land is clear of nuclear weapons. He's got them. And we're going to find them." encompass Barbara Tuchmann's definition of wooden-headedness. Being biased, ignorant, stubborn and making situations fit to preconceived notions is the behavior of such people. These characteristics were prevalent before and will always be.
Take the very recent example of the perception of Marshall Mathers, commonly referred to as Eminem. It is true that his previous two albums were hate-filled with everyth…