Ed,
Wise comments from your friend. Thanks for sending them along.
Keith
At 19:15 29/10/2009 -0400, you wrote:
A comment on my posting from a friend who was a senior public servant at
one time.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:[email protected]>Digby Hunt
To: <mailto:[email protected]>Ed Weick
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:28 PM
Subject: Some questions
As I think I have said on perhaps too many occasions, whether it
is in politics, the corporate world, religion or almost any human
endeavour, the primary objective and main motivating force is the
acquisition, exercise and retention of power. >From my quite close
association with several political leaders I became convinced that they
purposely cloaked their true ambitions by claiming they are motivated by
public service and a few delude themselves to believe this. As you have
heard a politicians capacity for punishment is exceeded only by their
capacity for applause. Of course smart politicians keep a very close eye
on the desires and needs of members of the public and will take action
where necessary to retain power and/or influence.
The "Invasion" of Parliament by a group of mainly young people
was in my view completely unacceptable. Unless we maintain a reasonable
level of decorum in speaking out for or against a subject anarchy will
eventually ensue. Would you be so tolerant if a group opposed to allowing
immigration by specified ethnic or cultural backgrounds, disrupted
parliament? I think not. Also please let go the view that all
corporations are evil and in effect should not be allowed to lobby. Sure
they ask for grants, loans, loan guarantees and special relief from some
laws and regulations. Much of my time was spent trying to persuade a
Minister to say no and I would point out that in almost all cases, even
if they offered to share the results it always meant our share is the
profits and your share is the losses. Oh well enough for now. Digby
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