Franco and Zimbardo have argued that deifying heroes like this -- what they call "the myth of the 'heroic elect'" -- has the perverse effect of making us blind to our own heroic potential.

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Due to Olmert's willingness to turn a blind eye to Fatah's belligerence, the effect of his diplomatic efforts has been the legitimization not only of Fatah but of all of Fatah's allies and supporters.

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As a consequence, the effect would be not only that Clinton and Gore are turning a blind eye to Russian malfeasance, but actually subsidizing it!

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