"David Gerard" wrote
On 08/12/06, david@election.demon.co.uk
Let me ask a single simple question, and anyone else feel free to pitch in with the answer. Suppose I do the "work" suggested above, what good will it do me?
You will become less likely to alienate others with your behaviour when in fact correct, and your efforts are more likely to stay with less effort?
Can't be that simple. Can we award a plastic halo?
Charles
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On 08/12/06, charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
"David Gerard" wrote
On 08/12/06, david@election.demon.co.uk
Let me ask a single simple question, and anyone else feel free to pitch in with the answer. Suppose I do the "work" suggested above, what good will it do me?
You will become less likely to alienate others with your behaviour when in fact correct, and your efforts are more likely to stay with less effort?
Can't be that simple. Can we award a plastic halo?
I'm just amazed I'm having to explain to someone who's *in politics* that learning to play nice with others is more likely to get you what you want.
- d.
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David Gerard stated for the record:
I'm just amazed I'm having to explain to someone who's *in politics* that learning to play nice with others is more likely to get you what you want.
- d.
Wandering off topic, but: I'm not really surprised. Some of the rudest people I've met have been politicians. My wife and I had dinner at Bill Simon's home while he was running for Governor of California. When my wife mentioned where she worked, he went straight into a rant about how he hated that company. Needless to say, he lost more than one vote (and later the election, but we can't take full credit for that).
Many politicians act like there's a difference between The People (whom they woo) and mere individuals (whom they scorn). Generally, those are the less-successful politicians.
- -- Sean Barrett | A day without sunshine is like night. sean@epoptic.com |
On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:41:39 +0000, "David Gerard" dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
I'm just amazed I'm having to explain to someone who's *in politics* that learning to play nice with others is more likely to get you what you want.
Not met many politicians, have you? ;-)
Guy (JzG)
On 08/12/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:41:39 +0000, "David Gerard" dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
I'm just amazed I'm having to explain to someone who's *in politics* that learning to play nice with others is more likely to get you what you want.
Not met many politicians, have you? ;-)
Mostly I know a lot of party hacks, who generally *do* understand that politics works better if you apply a bit of ... politics ;-)
- d.