14.6.08

Let me tell you what you think, again

Those luvvies in certain media just don't give up, do they?

Referendums...

It is rather unedifying reading again and again in media rejoicing under names like 'The Independent' that the 'wrong' result was arrived at in an... election, from people who seem to think they are better able to assess what's 'right'.

Thing is, those of who support democratic freedoms and tolerate such views are rather up against the simple strategy of ignoring 'inconvenient' results and banging on and on, in slightly different ways, until the 'right' one is achieved.

At which point the process is suddenly changed to stop everything at this 'acceptable' point and lock it down.

Guardian - The fear factory devastated Ireland's flaccid political class

Telegraph - The EU's definition of democracy

Times - How can our No vote mean nothing to European leaders?

Times - Contempt for democracy

Times - If that constitution returns, Gordon, we want a vote -

What 'we' want, vs. what 'we' get, especially on the basis of democratic voting systems, seem these days to be rather different things. It rather depends on which 'we' wants what.

Because there are ways, Mr. Liddle, there are ways.

Guardian - A parochial message from Mr No

'A parochial message - Beware delusions of omnipotence'

No mirrors in your place I take it?

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