In Plato's "Republic", he outlined the ideal society where the oligarchy of masterminds decided what everyone else should do in terms of jobs and mating arrangements, etc.
It's the natural progression of the collectivist state.
Originally posted by @whodey In Plato's "Republic", he outlined the ideal society where the oligarchy of masterminds decided what everyone else should do in terms of jobs and mating arrangements, etc.
It's the natural progression of the collectivist state.
Wait a minute... weren’t you just arguing, in another thread, that ancient Greece was a democracy? And that a democracy can’t be a republic???
Oh. Yeah. You were wrong in that thread. You actually learned something.
Originally posted by @wolfgang59 Back on track ....
How many couples have you known who met at work?
And how often was one senior to the other?
Should these liaisons be banned?
I think the issue here is whether the staffer ended up getting a rather well paid job out of it and travel perks. Her side says no, but there is the assertion that the job may have been specially created for her, and that she does not possess the skills set to perform in that highly paid role, as per her qualifications and experience.
Well that's the cloud hanging over her and Barnaby Joyce the Deputy PM who famously told Johhny Depp that he and his dogs pistol and boo had better bugger off unless they wanted some active euthanasia performed on them...
Originally posted by @philokalia Oh, no, no, I am offended by the idea that it is thought of as something to be regulated by the government.
But you said, "we should not contemplate the concept of consensual sex being some object of public discussion", and since I don't see any government regulation here, I'm assuming "public discussion" means what we do here every day, discuss things publicly. And you're against this?
Originally posted by @wolfgang59 You ever been to an office xmas party??
Yes.
I also remember what happened in that company, and his marriage, when the boss started s##gging his secretary. It wasn't pretty, particularly for his wife and children, but it didn't cause our customers to mis-trust the company. (Internally was another matter, but that was his problem, not mine.)
But... his company. He could hire and fire who he wanted, and it would not have an impact on public policy. It made a difference to his employees. If a government minister does the same, it makes a difference to the running of the country, and therefore, to everybody.
Originally posted by @zahlanzi my take is that two adults can do whatever they want as long as they disclose their relationship to HR and sign a waiver absolving the company of legal responsibility.
That would be a good stance if this were about a company. It's not; it's about government ministers.
16 Feb '18 02:00
Australia PM bans ministers from sex with staff
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