On 17 Oct 2007 at 00:02:23 -0700, Will Beback will.beback.1@gmail.com wrote:
It's even worse if folks are saying that it does exist but that we shouldn't do anything about it. Again, I think that having a clear policy with bright lines will help us reduce the disruption caused by people who are trying to cause disruption by engaging in inappropriate harassment.
I think a lot of what is wrong in the world in general is the result of people (including legislatures) constantly feeling like they need to "do something about" whatever issue or problem people are getting into a big fuss about at the moment... even doing something completely ridiculous, or counterproductive, or actively harmful, is seen as better than doing nothing. A lot of braindead legislation has resulted from this impulse.
Dan Tobias wrote:
I think a lot of what is wrong in the world in general is the result of people (including legislatures) constantly feeling like they need to "do something about" whatever issue or problem people are getting into a big fuss about at the moment... even doing something completely ridiculous, or counterproductive, or actively harmful, is seen as better than doing nothing.
It's called Politician's Logic:
1. We must do something. 2. This is something. 3. Therefore, we must do this.
[This formulation, or something very much like it, comes from [[Yes, Prime Minister]], written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.]
On 17/10/2007, Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com wrote:
Dan Tobias wrote:
I think a lot of what is wrong in the world in general is the result of people (including legislatures) constantly feeling like they need to "do something about" whatever issue or problem people are getting into a big fuss about at the moment... even doing something completely ridiculous, or counterproductive, or actively harmful, is seen as better than doing nothing.
It's called Politician's Logic:
- We must do something.
- This is something.
- Therefore, we must do this.
[This formulation, or something very much like it, comes from [[Yes, Prime Minister]], written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.]
The Politician's Syllogism, which (as Jay and Lynn note) has been responsible for such great moments in British foreign policy as the [[Munich Agreement]] and the [[Suez Crisis]]...