OFF: Re: Foot & Mouth

[Ted Jackson]

On 23 Mar 2001, at 8:44, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:

> But I think what really makes me nervous is not whether the
> government's policy is right or not, it's that they're saying "We
> *must* do X!  It's the only way!" without any to explanation of why.

I have no idea what the answer is either, but I do know that the
disease spreads so quickly that action needs be swift...
>
> Rocky economic times, systems collapse, politicians saying "You have
> do this!"....it's all vaguely worrisome.  Whose to stop people putting
> some madman in power who promises to make the trains run on time ....?
>
Or let our kids pray in school--that'll fix everything up for us..


theo

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