Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Damned if we do; damned if we don't...

There should be a happy medium somewhere. I understand what you are saying.

 

[MaryJanet]

Lord Acton had it right: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. And yet democracy still seems to be the most equitable way humans have come up with to manage a country.

I quite like the Swiss model of cantons receiving funds and using genuine participative democracy to decide the annual budget. So if a Swiss person is passionate about supporting people with disabilities they can pop along to the canton office and join the disability action group who then debate needs and allocate funds.

 

[MaryJanet]

Not to extend this debate any further as I worry we might offend someone but I think the thing the founding fathers missed in setting up our country is how loath people are to give up power.

They lived in different times and probably felt they had zero power so would not have had in mind at all.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Rugs go on the floor!

Wait! You’re from Australia... you should know a rug is a blanket

 

[Shadrach]

I think politicians are far too well paid. It makes them forget how ordinary people struggle. Perhaps politics should be an unpaid service to one's community...?

Don't need them at all. Pick at random representitives from the National Census as they do for jury service.

 

[MaryJanet]

One of the things I loooooove about BYC is that we all have different personal ideas eg about religion and politics, and we get to be attentive to "the other sides" through our friendships formed because we all love our chickens

It really cuts through where other social media platforms fail.

 

[Shadrach]

It used to be. But that precluded poor people from participating. I think their wages should be bang on the average and means-tested so a genuinely motivated but not wealthy person can get a little more for stepping up and contributing their voice to the nation's debates.

I'm begining to like you.

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm begining to like you.

Eh I'm alright, jusy too shy and self conscious so it takes me a while to really open up.

 

[BY Bob]

Wait! You’re from Australia... you should know a rug is a blanket

A Rug is not a blanket. It's a throw.

 

[BY Bob]

One of the things I loooooove about BYC is that we all have different personal ideas eg about religion and politics, and we get to be attentive to "the other sides" through our friendships formed because we all love our chickens

It really cuts through where other social media platforms fail.

I agree.