tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post1117819633920589335..comments2023-08-20T12:13:24.740+01:00Comments on Marmalade Sandwich: Of foxes, chickens, direct democracy, and Swiss minaretsYoung Mr. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-26309846046079331532009-12-19T06:43:35.051+00:002009-12-19T06:43:35.051+00:00Dear Author themarmaladesandwich.blogspot.com !
W...Dear Author themarmaladesandwich.blogspot.com ! <br />Who to you it has told?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-30536392643888713592009-12-02T09:20:47.471+00:002009-12-02T09:20:47.471+00:00Rob
Yes, it is a good post at Counting Cats. And ...Rob<br />Yes, it is a good post at Counting Cats. And Counting Cats is a helpful blog - one of many, that alas, I simply don't have time to read.<br /><br />Peter Thornes<br />Fair point.<br /><br />Peter<br />Thanks for those links.<br /><br />Stuart<br />Well, they do say that one week is a long time in politics. Yes, undergoing a world-view change isn't always easy. In the past couple of years I've re-thought and changed my mind on political beliefs that I have held firmly for decades.Young Mr. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-46942322181167169622009-12-01T22:43:19.532+00:002009-12-01T22:43:19.532+00:00A week or so ago, I would simply have applauded th...A week or so ago, I would simply have applauded this move by the Swiss frankly, but having been struck down, by the seeming impossibility to defy the libertarian logic, I am in confusion over this issue as many others.<br /><br />I think I am undergoing a worldview change, which isn't always easy....Stuarthttp://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-8644538964997657552009-12-01T17:26:07.330+00:002009-12-01T17:26:07.330+00:00Re light bulb ban
Disappointing to see the Swiss ...Re light bulb ban<br /><br />Disappointing to see the Swiss ban<br />- what with hardly having any power station CO2 emissions anyway, as I understand.<br /><br />Bans are wrong anyway:<br />Supposed savings aren't there, and if they were, ordinary people of course pay for the energy and how they wish to use it<br />(note: no great "savings" anyway by banning what people DON'T want to buy!)<br /><br />It might sound great to force manufacturers to make "more efficient products" but unfortunately<br />appearance, construction, light quality all change with such demands, even when just applied to ordinary incandescent lights. So Halogens, while related, are still different, apart from also costing more.<br />Of course the irony increases given all the known problems with fluorescent lights, the main suggested replacements.<br /><br />I have extensively covered the light bulb ban issues<br /><a href="http://www.ceolas.net/#li1x" rel="nofollow">http://www.ceolas.net/#li1x</a><br /><br />The unpublicised industrial politics behind EU (and other) bans<br /><a href="http://www.ceolas.net/#li1ax" rel="nofollow">http://www.ceolas.net/#li1ax</a>Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944677021417554218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-84745840244367421692009-12-01T17:15:34.144+00:002009-12-01T17:15:34.144+00:00“Democracy is two foxes and a chicken deciding wha...“Democracy is two foxes and a chicken deciding what to have for dinner.”<br />:-)<br /><br /><br />I usually admire the Swiss deference to the people, and though it now does raise this sort of problem, in fairness it is true of any majority rule democracy.<br /><br />Normally what THEN happens is a referral to a constitution, to a supreme court, to make sure any suggested law does not interfere with human rights as laid out in previous law or the constitution.<br />The same can of course be applied to referendums<br /><br />So I think the criticism of the Swiss system we now see in the media of other countries is a bit unjust.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944677021417554218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-73931086614702775912009-12-01T11:58:11.128+00:002009-12-01T11:58:11.128+00:00I agree with your take on this, and Countingcats h...I agree with your take on this, and Countingcats had a good post about this, too:<br /><br />http://www.countingcats.com/?p=5091Rob Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894279225955042706noreply@blogger.com