tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post5646585494446873440..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Master Or Servant?Dick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-72817139856363007892012-12-11T15:19:40.503+00:002012-12-11T15:19:40.503+00:00Not sure why having the opinions of a democratic m...Not sure why having the opinions of a democratic majority imposed upon everyone is much better than the opinions of a mad political eliteTomsmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-6124429382297904722012-12-11T11:35:05.981+00:002012-12-11T11:35:05.981+00:00Dear Mr Puddlecote
It all comes down to: too much...Dear Mr Puddlecote<br /><br />It all comes down to: too much time, not enough to do.<br /><br />We now have whole sections of the nation with too much time on their hands and too much of our wealth to indulge their compulsive obsessions. Those which involve doing nasty things to people <i>for their own good</i> come top.<br /><br /><i>"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good<br />of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live<br />under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.<br />The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may<br />at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good<br />will torment us without end for they do so with the approval<br />of their own conscience."</i> C S Lewis<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/C..S..Lewis.Quote.E1E7</a><br /><br />I have an idea that this will come crashing down soon, for a rather simple reason. Watch your fuel bills over the next few years.<br /><br />DPDPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-34176530111495653062012-12-11T09:09:38.879+00:002012-12-11T09:09:38.879+00:00I do worry about the Irish people. They achieve se...I do worry about the Irish people. They achieve self governance after years of struggle and then elect one of the most fussy, authoritarian governments in Europe. Is it somehow OK to be ruled buy a bunch of autocratic, meddling fools provided that they are your own? On that basis, the oily one should be feeling confident about the outcome of the Scottish referendum. England however seems to be an exception to this theory so I do hope Dave gets what he deserves for pushing minimum pricing against the will of the people and in spite of the evidence against it.Ivan Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-57655342035419347592012-12-11T07:23:06.730+00:002012-12-11T07:23:06.730+00:00Well said Dick. For a long time now I have said i...Well said Dick. For a long time now I have said it is about time government remembered that they are our SERVANTS Not out MASTERS!<br /><br />Yes, they have to pass laws to protect the public, but these laws are about protecting us against criminals and those that would do us harm, NOT ourselves.<br /><br />When will they remember or even realise that we are ALL individuals and as such what is good for one is not, necessarily good for another and our choices are about what we feel and believe is good for us. Yes, some take this to extremes and in the main are only harming themselves.<br /><br />As far as health costs are concerned, another thing government need to remember is that it is NOT a free service, WE pay for it! In this respect is it no different to having 'private' medical insurance, except that we are not given the choice as to whether or not we contribute.<br /><br />So many times, as I listen to the radio whilst driving I hear things that government have said and my immediate thought is 'What bloody planet are they on? It bears no resemblance to the one I am living on!' Yesterday, for example when the PM said that drugs were under control and they were winning the battle - in his dreams! It really gets to the point when you don't know whether to laugh or cry, but sadly none of this is a joke, although it would make for a good career in Stand Up!Lynnoreply@blogger.com