tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post4921028208005119671..comments2023-10-31T16:31:51.895+00:00Comments on NeueArbeit Macht Frei: Labour MP sets aside Mace in ProtestRoger Thornhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03591327286533118901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-62736454924352714302009-01-28T11:16:00.000+00:002009-01-28T11:16:00.000+00:00You have a point, Tito.Democracy can very easily b...You have a point, Tito.<BR/><BR/>Democracy can very easily be "Tyranny of the Majority".<BR/><BR/>In this case it appears to be "Tyranny of the Minority"!<BR/><BR/>If you removed the obstructions to Heathrow expansion, you should also remove the obstruction to a new airport in the Thames.<BR/><BR/>I know where I would put my money...Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591327286533118901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-82249677261519834722009-01-26T16:52:00.000+00:002009-01-26T16:52:00.000+00:00A disgrace to democracy it may be - but that is by...A disgrace to democracy it may be - but that is by no means a bad thing.<BR/><BR/>Democracy means the rule of men over man. Democracy means putting popular vote above individual rights.<BR/><BR/>Conversely, capitalism means the legal defence of individual rights, regardless of popular opinion - and Heathrow have the right to build an airport without government intervention.<BR/>That is not to say that the people who lived there first can have their property bought up by force, or that they cannot protest through the courts that it is contrary to the purpose of their property, but it is by no means a matter for parliament or democratic diktat.Roberto Brian Sarrionandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920869856249120119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-55187129517139594722009-01-17T10:07:00.000+00:002009-01-17T10:07:00.000+00:00Check out his voting record on "theyworkforus". So...Check out his voting record on "theyworkforus". Some authoritarian leanings but who knows if he has had an epiphany?Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591327286533118901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-67828396191081214522009-01-16T17:39:00.000+00:002009-01-16T17:39:00.000+00:00Do you think we could recruit himFirst Libertarian...Do you think we could recruit him<BR/><BR/>First Libertarian party MP?Henry North London 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/14748991488145468593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629666268463690318.post-28593375535860870422009-01-15T18:38:00.000+00:002009-01-15T18:38:00.000+00:00Bloody Good Man there. (even if he is a Labour MP)...Bloody Good Man there. (even if he is a Labour MP)<BR/><BR/>Pity he didn't wrap the mace around Hoon..IanPJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911432983440475284noreply@blogger.com