If you can’t say something nice, etc.
One of those rules for living in a world populated by more than one is worth repeating. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Based on recent outbursts from our mayor, he missed that lesson.
The Mayor, hereafter known as the MirthMeister, may suffer from a neurological condition. Over and over again, since his ascension to the throne of power, he has managed to speak abusively about others in the kingdom. Let’s take an example from this morning’s news. The translation is close enough…
“… the incompetence of the people that worked on this, the incompetent civil servants that have no concept of what it means to live in society; they’re in their own little bubble. I don’t know if they come in contact with humans from one day to another. In any case, those that worked on this haven’t come into contact with any real humans for a long time. I hope this group of people won’t work for us for much longer.”
So far, he appears to address a particular group, about a particular incident. Now it’s time to generalize.
“The problem in the public service, is that the employees go about their job without considering the consequences. The consequences; they don’t care, because the blame will fall on the politicians. I’m sick of it. They go about things with the total amateurism of complete incompetents”.
Soon, he’ll be ready to say something nasty about the people he works with.
The MirthMeister isn’t involved in his first verbal combat with the civil servants of the city. The difference; they’re too civil to answer him.
And now for the context. There has been a recommendation to add reserved bus lanes to a highway that is under construction. There have been delays. The MirthMeister and his executive voted in favour of the idea. Then, the complete city council voted in favour of the idea.
Then, the motorists started to complain about the perceived loss of their driving space, and the undried manure hit the fan. It doesn’t much matter that the addition of a bus lane wasn’t for the city to decide; that competence belongs to the provincial government.
