Wagging the Dog

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Aug 2006, 13:33

In today's world it seems like so many things are upsides down.

Political parties exist only to get elected, then make up an agenda to implement.

Armies start wars instead of defending countries.

Advertising industries create demand for products first and then flog them to us.

Libel court case results become the new truth, unless they get overturned.

Can you think of any other examples of life gone topsy-turvy?

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 22 Aug 2006, 13:40

Yes ... I get up and I'm so tired an hour later that I want to go back to bed!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Aug 2006, 13:45

Cleopas wrote:Yes ... I get up and I'm so tired an hour later that I want to go back to bed!

gilo · Post by **gilo** » 22 Aug 2006, 13:45

When the council have decided where to build a new school and then have a consultation about where would be best to build a knew school?

ali · Post by **ali** » 22 Aug 2006, 14:25

I'll adapt and amend one of yours, Dada.

Armies act to "defend" their own country by invading another country.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Aug 2006, 15:00

ali wrote:I'll adapt and amend one of yours, Dada.

Armies act to "defend" their own country by invading another country.

Yes - that sounds better.

It also helps if the invasion has some prefab intelligence used to justify it after the decision has been made to invade, and if the invasion causes the problem the invasion was supposed to stop!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Aug 2006, 15:24

Here's another one :

Management find a really great solution, then spend ages trying to find a problem that fits it.

gilo · Post by **gilo** » 22 Aug 2006, 16:06

ali wrote:Armies act to "defend" their own country by invading another country.

If this country were to spend over 400 billion dollars per year on their "defence" budget, I'd have thought they'd be itching to get their money's worth.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 22 Aug 2006, 16:19

"Computah says no" mentaility

Staff are turning into "Stepford wives"... because businesses are taking the cheap option of offering minimum training and ticking boxes to make decisions

I recent questioned such a decison and was told by a superviser no less that "common sense does not come into business decisions"

Denise · Post by **Denise** » 23 Aug 2006, 07:57

people call themselves "celebrities" so they can start a career in film/television

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 23 Aug 2006, 08:14

Ewen Aitken becoming City Leader!!!!