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The sad thing was the level of ignorance shown in the debate. While I wouldn't expect an MP to be an expert in everything, the least they could do is seek out e
by bensummers 17y ago
The sad thing was the level of ignorance shown in the debate. While I wouldn't expect an MP to be an expert in everything, the least they could do is seek out experts and remember that lobbyists are not impartial experts.
The scary thing is this level of ignorance probably applies in all debates.
- eru 17y agoOr at least all debates were the MPs aren't directly interested. Debates about legal immunities, tax breaks and such stuff for MPs probably have a higher level of discourse.
- anamax 17y ago> the least they could do is seek out experts and remember that lobbyists are not impartial experts. Note that experts aren't impartial either. Yes, they may be impartial on some things (such as the appropriate length of packets), but those are rarely the issue in the political sphere. For example, the 2 degree "threshold" in the AGW debate is completely artificial. There's nothing scientifically significant about 2 degrees warmer (1.5 and 2.5 are more and less of the same) yet look at how the "experts" talk about it.