[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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