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There have been plenty of European countries where similar (or much stricter) rules were introduced and arguments similar to yours were used. And in the end, t
by TomVDB 8y ago
There have been plenty of European countries where similar (or much stricter) rules were introduced and arguments similar to yours were used.
And in the end, there are hardly any negative consequences.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoThis hand waves away the complexity involved. Witness the immigrant backlash and rise of populism in Europe, Britain, and the United States. Progress is needed, of course. But these are pipeline issues that take decades to nudge in the right direction. Push the lever too far, too fast, and it is going to snap back in your face (See: Brexit, Trump, Poland, etc). There are consequences for disregarding the climate you operate in. Voters and companies can respond faster than you can; recognize the leverage points in your feedback loop and the appropriate amount of pressure to apply to each (and what each point can tolerate).
- TomVDB 8y agoThis has nothing to do with immigrants, brexit, Trump, etc. And in many countries, these policies have been done for over a decade with no obvious voter backlash.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoAre you arguing that these countries are the same as the United States?
- TomVDB 8y agoAre you arguing that Brexit and Poland happened in the US?
- toomuchtodo 8y agoI'm arguing we had a similar result with Trump being elected, yes.