Here’s what happens when an activist actually tries to bridge a political gap with a can of Pepsi

[wait_really]

You’re drivin’ me crazy

[Schmorgluck]

@jerwin

give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.

Make a man a fire, and he’s warm for a day.
Set a man afire and he’s warm for the rest of his life.

[popobawa4u]

I did not comment on this person or place specifically, instead I stated a general principle which I think applies here.

@popobawa4u

Anybody who can’t handle interacting with public has no business whatsoever holding public office. That’s pretty much just begging to be removed and replaced.

When you are working for somebody, you don’t get to decide when and where you are willing to interact with or answer to them. Because you fulfil the position on their behalf, not your own. So for instance, if I was at a company where a manager needed to speak with me, and I avoided them, or put obstacles in their way because accountability == fear, then I would entirely expect to be criticised and eventually fired. If you are too afraid of your boss to interact with them on their terms, there is no way in practice or principle for you to do the job with any accountability. Which is probably the whole idea!

The norm that career politicians have the autonomy to do whatever they like once they are in office is gullible and needs to be challenged.

[silentself666]

HTH

[FREAKANATCHA]

I think we know how this movie ends

[localhost]

He’s right.

[fuzzyfungus]

I suspect that the police won’t be pleased. There appears to be pretty much no overlap in diameter between beverage cans in commercial production and ‘less lethal’ launcher systems; so they’ll be forced to throw the cans back manually.

Now, if Pepsi would release a 40mm version(maybe market it as a low-calorie option, like those tiny snack packages?)…

[howaboutthis]

Teach a man to fish and he sits in a boat all morning drinking beer.

[Gary_Casuarina]

WACA (akaWACA)

[shmello]

@popobawa4u

When you are working for somebody

I live with his bosses. Some of them suck at boundaries and general sanity.

There is more at stake than the safety of one official anyway. The city council meetings had become a zoo, and the disorder is eventually going to get someone hurt. Leaders have to consider these things, not just grandstand about how brave they are.

I’m all for public access and participation, but people act weird in groups, so some caution is prudent.

[Mister_Eppy]

@popobawa4u

Anybody who can’t handle interacting with public has no business whatsoever holding public office. That’s pretty much just begging to be removed and replaced.

@Mister_Eppy

I live here. I thought he handled it fine. I understand his fear and see the video in context. In what way did he “handle” it wrong, specifically?

@popobawa4u

I did not comment on this person or place specifically, instead I stated a general principle which I think applies here.

Right. You think it applies here. And so I ask you again, what specifically he did that you think excludes him from holding public office or shows he can’t interact with the public.

[popobawa4u]

@Mister_Eppy

And so I ask you again, what specifically he did that you think excludes him from holding public office or shows he can’t interact with the public.

When approached by a citizen, freaking out, going “Whoa whoa whoa! Not a good move.” Instead of maybe asking them to sit down or leave.

Having somebody escorted out of a public meeting by goons.

Remarks that approaching them is “not smart” and a risk to “your own safety” sound a lot like dereliction of duty, if not a threat.

But hey - at least they laughed a little and said “thank you”. If they are a bit personable it doesn’t quite look like they are evading their accountability to the people.

@shmello

There is more at stake than the safety of one official anyway. The city council meetings had become a zoo, and the disorder is eventually going to get someone hurt. Leaders have to consider these things, not just grandstand about how brave they are.

I’m all for public access and participation, but people act weird in groups, so some caution is prudent.

Yes it’s a scary job, and it isn’t easy - but they choose to be in public service and need to cooperate. It is not so much a matter of bravery as knowing who answers to whom. Holding public office is not leadership, it is servitude. This means that an official is out of line to impose their idea of “public order” upon the public they supposedly answer to.