On 22/04/2021 13:51, T i m wrote:
On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:22:33 +0000, Spike
wrote:

On 22/04/2021 09:05, T i m wrote:

So, you put yourself up as a local councillor and get voted in by 17%
of the electorate for that ward ... do you think you now represent the
majority of that ward?

No. You represent *all* of the people in the ward.

Oh, you left brainers ... you are such hard work ... ;-(

You really only get / deal in black and white don't you, thinking that
'representing' in practice is the same as representing in goals,
ethics, morals and principals.

It's rather like the Armed Forces fighting an enemy - they fight for
*all* the people, not just a sub-set.

Again, only in practice, not principle. No slaughterman is killing any
animals for me, even though they are killing animals. There will be
loads of people who are very much against 'our boys' being at risk for
whatever the reason.

So, I want to reduce animal cruelty and suffering and a councilor
get's voted in who happens to be a dairy farmer. How much positive
representation and support do you think I will get from them re
closing all dairys in the area?

Well, as mentioned the councillor will represent all the people in the
ward and will try to do what is best for them as a class. Acknowledging
that there are many dairy farmers, and many dependant jobs directly and
indirectly supported by the industry, you would hope that they would
point out too their constituent that the confiscation of private
property, the destruction of jobs, or the interference in legitimate
private business that help keep a nation fed, would not be in the public
interest. Perhaps also highlighting that the enterprises also help to
maintain local green spaces and put agricultural land to good economic
use, which is also beneficial to the local community.

In other words they would need to handle such requests with similar
sensitivity to they way they handle the ones that ask them to evict all
the Jews & black people...




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Cheers,

John.

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