Does Britain suck? - Page 7

rubaiyat · #49 February 18th, 2007, 04:51 PM

"Have you seen the Top Gear episode..."

No but I enjoyed The Onion's front cover at the time of Bush's first victory.

They had Serbian troops maintaining peace and order in Washington s:-)

MrTAToad · #50 February 18th, 2007, 04:58 PM

Whilst metric conversion was proposed mid 19th century, its the implementation thats been poorly thought out - what should be done is allow metric and imperial measurements to be used interchangeable - unfortunately, because using imperial measurements is illegal (for certain things), it causes a backlash, especially when the older generation has trouble using the system.

To approximate a real democracy, you need to able to allow the population to control (or at least guide) all governmental policies. But it wont come about because the government is both afraid of the general populous and contemptuous of it. Which is why proportional representation is disliked.

We wouldn't know what would happen if we left - but the only way out would be to leave.

Quote:

No but I enjoyed The Onion's front cover at the time of Bush's first victory.

Yes, it was good

As an aside, who provides the voices for George "Dubya" Bush amd Dick Chaney (the loveable little troll) ?

monktus · #51 February 18th, 2007, 05:06 PM

We do have PR for elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland though, including local council elections now (in Scotland at least).

rubaiyat · #52 February 18th, 2007, 05:09 PM

Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa all went metric about the same time as Britain and got the job over and done with a long time ago. I believe it saves a year and half of schooling, which is better spent on other matters.

There are a lot better methods than straight proportional representation. If you saved that year and a half of schooling and were less parochial you could study up on them.

Either way actually allowing a vote is always the first step away from a corrupt and undemocratic regime, or is that too "European" ?

reed · #53 February 18th, 2007, 05:12 PM

1. Happy meals on the Talibans. Check.
2. Dick Cheney needs no voice. He needs a colonic. Check.
3. Tony the phony bent over. Check
4. Real democracy. Iran? Israel? Check.
5. Pubs use to close at 10 o'clock in Scotland. Check

MrTAToad · #54 February 18th, 2007, 05:12 PM

And I presume allowing no votes is two steps away from a dictatorship ?

reed · #55 February 18th, 2007, 05:16 PM

Depends if you lived in Florida during the first Bush, Jr. election.

reed · #56 February 18th, 2007, 05:35 PM

Forgot this rubaiyat

Of course Corsica has a different status from the "metropole." Like all "islands" under French rule...be it Tahiti, Martinique, St. Pierre or wherever. Subsidies à go go, tax exemptions and State workers getting double pay. As starters. That's why they are corrupt...both with Paris and Brussels. They can't get enough. Only a few nut cases want independence.

But get back to the UK question guys. Rangoon, out.