XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 11:10:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
      
   > On 02/01/2026 02:18, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
   >> Similarly, politicians dream of re-arranging laws (and adding more,   
   >> of course, never repealing) in pursuit of the dream that the right   
   >> combination of legislation will result in Paradise.   
   >   
   > You really think that they do?   
   >   
   > In reality they would prefer to take the salary and the perks and do   
   > fuck all. The best ones.   
   > The worst ones are those with Big Beautiful Ideas.   
      
   As Hume pointed out when you move from 'is' to 'ought' the ungrounded   
   bullshit commences. That included the categorical imperative no matter how   
   much lipstick you put on it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)