tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post3381402045953867677..comments2023-10-15T10:32:17.331+01:00Comments on Tales from a Draughty Old Fen: it's a dog's life...Frugal Dougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-3536571188292993542009-11-28T14:13:03.293+00:002009-11-28T14:13:03.293+00:00Thank you again, ladies!
Linda - you are of cours...Thank you again, ladies!<br /><br />Linda - you are of course right, a woman is not always capabe of leaving an abusive man. The trainer on the domestic violence course turned it around: "don't ask why she doesn't leave, ask why he doesn't stop".<br /><br />Pam - I like what you say about parties. I read in the paper the other day that the Republican party was thinking of imposing a "Ronald Reagan test" on its candidates, based on Reagan's comment that his friends were people who agreed with him 80% of the time. That would be a good idea for the Consrvative Party over here, methinks.Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-51081414393023630972009-11-27T14:34:54.355+00:002009-11-27T14:34:54.355+00:00On parties, usually one chooses that party which r...On parties, usually one chooses that party which represents the largest percentage of one's most important personal values, and one doesn't switch parties if one's party disagrees with on one or more values of lesser importance, there being a limited choice of parties. I doubt most people agree with all the values of the party for which they vote. I'd thought this was self-evident....Pam H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01223991201236433802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-42723513026621246232009-11-27T14:30:42.301+00:002009-11-27T14:30:42.301+00:00On the proportion of shelters for women vs animals...On the proportion of shelters for women vs animals, I've given some thought to aspects of the people vs animals attitudes of the general public, and partly I think it's because the problems of human beings are tremendously more complicated than those of animals. Probably also has something to do with the fact that it costs a very great deal more to care for a human than a dog. Not to disallow the truths you mentioned, of course.Pam H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01223991201236433802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-38966476224290951982009-11-27T05:41:54.033+00:002009-11-27T05:41:54.033+00:00Yay, FD!
If you are not representing your party&#...Yay, FD! <br />If you are not representing your party's ideals, perhaps YOU should join or run on another party ticket. It is fair to choose party first; that is why we have them. IF, on the other hand, a candidate does not claim that which his chosen party represents, then it is HE who needs to re-evaluate.<br />That said, it is not the argument whether or not fox hunting is good or bad, but how much energy is used to protect an animal compared to the energy used to protect the human being. Same with the shelters... sure, a person might have the option to go the police or shelter, but anyone who knows anything about battered women knows that a victim of violencs is not always capable of it.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290534151500649637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-75198427687515626042009-11-26T15:53:26.812+00:002009-11-26T15:53:26.812+00:00I wouldn't say it's my party right or wron...I wouldn't say it's my party right or wrong - if I personally didn't think the Conservative Party didn't have the right ideas, I wouldn't be voting for them, I'd vote for another party or individual. That's democracy.Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-6629602352882632912009-11-26T14:56:51.400+00:002009-11-26T14:56:51.400+00:00"I'm afraid I'll be voting for the Co..."I'm afraid I'll be voting for the Conservative Party candidate." [whoever he or she is].<br /><br />My party, right or wrong. That's what's amiss with our politics right now. I was a Conservative Cambridgeshire County Councillor and was 'whipped' into voting against my wishes and those of my electors - the people. That wasn't (and isn't) democracy: it was (and is) tyranny!Geoffrey Woollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104248572431837837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-71586857320994978602009-11-26T14:35:42.967+00:002009-11-26T14:35:42.967+00:00Geoffrey - good site. Good luck in your candidatur...Geoffrey - good site. Good luck in your candidature, but I'm afraid I'll be voting for the Conservative Party candidate. I don't have a strong opinion for or against fox-hunting, but was living in Scotland when Labour was first elected. I was astounded that so much time was being given to foxhunting when we had no shortage of issues involving humans, especially where I lived in an inner-city housing estate in Glasgow.<br /><br />Mhayworth, it's often more difficult for abused women to get help than it may seem; especially when, like Chris Brown, Rihanna's abuser, the partner is outwardly charming and popular and even speaks out righteously against violence against women. The Cambridge Rape Centre's funding allows it to open one session a week, with monies breaking down to around £2.50 per caller. Women who stay with their abusers - often having been conditioned to accept that it's somehow their fault - face a huge amount of stigma in society. That, to me, is barbaric.Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-66489903092857785582009-11-26T14:12:02.972+00:002009-11-26T14:12:02.972+00:00I agree with Geoffrey. Regardless of Tony Blair&#...I agree with Geoffrey. Regardless of Tony Blair's motives on fox-hunting it was a barbaric practice and many groups had lobbied for decades to have it banned. It doesn't need to be compared to snaring either. There are many humane ways to catch a fox and shoot it cleanly. There are also many ways to control fox populations without killing them at all. <br /><br />The point you made about the number of shelters for women as opposed to those for rescued dogs is understandable. Women can go to the police, to family members, call abuse hotlines or go to others for help. Animals are basically helpless when abused or abandoned. Don't get me wrong - both are important - but many people are more willing to help those who literally can't help themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-3234031496428966252009-11-26T13:29:32.701+00:002009-11-26T13:29:32.701+00:00I reckon I'll work out who you are pretty soon...I reckon I'll work out who you are pretty soon (you may even be a 'fenny' friend of mine already), but I couldn't resist a comment on your 'draughty old fen' blog, so here goes: <br /><br />I think that you are mistaken in your attitude to fox hunting (and, presumably, to hare coursing, too). I take the view that, regardless of party politics, Parliament took a step forward when it banned these so-called 'sports.' <br /><br />We British led the way in banning the slave trade and in banning slavery in the Empire, we led the way in banning bear baiting and cock fighting, and we led the way in banning hunting and hare coursing. My preference is not to ban anything more but my intention is to do all in my power to stop the Conservatives and others 'un-banning' hunting and hare coursing. <br /><br />That is the issue that may face Members of the new Parliament: whether to 'un-ban' that which has been banned. Surely, we must continue to make progress and not let our civilisation take a backward step.<br /><br />Have a look at my own blog: it's at - http://woollard4southeastcambs.blogspot.com/Geoffrey Woollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104248572431837837noreply@blogger.com