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Sounds like a great idea, so: - How do you feel about the minimal training of seafarers and the existing directives to that end? - Also, the use of vehicles h

Sounds like a great idea, so: - How do you feel about the minimal training of seafarers and the existing directives to that end? - Also, the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road? - Amending the regulations contracts for sales of goods? - Postal services directive? - Sustainable urban mobility? - and, of course, cableway installations, how about those? "Well", you might say, "If you're going to pull facetious examples out of thin air..." But I'm not; you can find the pdfs here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124949/LUCY_ANDERSON/main-activities/reports-shadow#mep-card-content http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124949/LUCY_ANDERSON/m... It's just a list of an MEP picked at random where she was shadow rapporteur. Are you really going to read through those documents to make an informed decision about all these topics? Democracy and its politics isn't just about the fun, high-profile stuff you find interesting. Personally I'm pretty happy I can pay someone to read and write all that stuff for me, and then make a decision based on a broader alignment that I share with them.

orbifold 7y ago
Have you read any of these reports? Are you sure they are truly necessary? There have been written reports on the human rights situation of Woman all over the world since the 70s. Do you think those reports contributed to anything? Their formulation is extremely formulaic, the people writing them are underpaid interns or overpaid politicians, that got that cushy job by years of mingling in their respective home countries party system. They don't truly represent the will of the people. In the UN it is especially egregious, you have cousins of African strong men, sitting next to sons of Saudi rich men.
- craigsmansion 7y ago
  I'm not sure I follow. The original claim was that it would be better to create a democracy without politicians and with continuous citizen participation. The point wasn't the reports, or the quality of the reports, but the wide range of topics a random politician would have to be at least somewhat informed about to make a decision. > They don't truly represent the will of the people. So what is the true will of the people when it comes to safe cableway installations? Also, I'm not sure if countries get their seat on the UN through elections, so I'm not sure how your example relates to the topic of democracies.

orbifold 7y ago

Have you read any of these reports? Are you sure they are truly necessary? There have been written reports on the human rights situation of Woman all over the world since the 70s. Do you think those reports contributed to anything? Their formulation is extremely formulaic, the people writing them are underpaid interns or overpaid politicians, that got that cushy job by years of mingling in their respective home countries party system. They don't truly represent the will of the people. In the UN it is especially egregious, you have cousins of African strong men, sitting next to sons of Saudi rich men.

craigsmansion 7y ago
I'm not sure I follow. The original claim was that it would be better to create a democracy without politicians and with continuous citizen participation. The point wasn't the reports, or the quality of the reports, but the wide range of topics a random politician would have to be at least somewhat informed about to make a decision. > They don't truly represent the will of the people. So what is the true will of the people when it comes to safe cableway installations? Also, I'm not sure if countries get their seat on the UN through elections, so I'm not sure how your example relates to the topic of democracies.