[WikiEN-l] Harassment sites
charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com
charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com
Wed Oct 17 18:28:45 UTC 2007
Steve Summit 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:
>
> 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.]
TINA (and TINC).
Charles
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