Originally Posted by Nino

Ugh, so many people don't get what the whole referendum was about. Voting no to the referendum doesn't mean "more variety".

Yeah, I have the feeling that that's what they thought when they voted no.

who did the wording on the ballot ?Can we have a referendum on ballot writing?

Once again proving that the majority is retarded and democracy fails.

Originally Posted by lawleypop

Once again proving that the majority is retarded and democracy fails.

This conversation actually came up during the ballot counting lol. Sometimes it seems that having one or two experts control everything would be much more efficient than having a whole bunch of people who know nothing make the decisions.

Originally Posted by Taunton

This conversation actually came up during the ballot counting lol. Sometimes it seems that having one or two experts control everything would be much more efficient than having a whole bunch of people who know nothing make the decisions.

That's pretty much my life view.

Originally Posted by Nino

Ugh, so many people don't get what the whole referendum was about. Voting no to the referendum doesn't mean "more variety".

Actually, with an exclusive contract, only products that didn't have a Coke equivalent were allowed. For example: the low calorie version of Gatorade. So if there was a competing juice, like Tropicana, it wouldn't be allowed because Minute Maid has its own orange juice. Aside from my issue with Coke's business practices, Minute Maid is pretty gross.

The Union Market manager has yet to get back to our questions regarding bringing in non-Coke options, but from our discussion with John McGowan it is possible, but obviously more difficult to order from two companies rather than one.

Some of the spoiled ballots were hilarious.

Autocracy is.......good? I think Churchill would beg to differ:

"Many forms of Government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. "

I suppose Winston Churchill is just your ordinary joe, then? And on the same intellectual level as that lovable little Austrian Adolf?


Philosophically, I agree with you. Plato had it right - the best society would be one with a small ruling class of the intellectual elite. It sounds bulletproof on paper, but sadly that's not what happens in reality; humans are just too damn corruptible.


........I apologize for the thread hijacking.....lol

Originally Posted by Shmowen

I suppose Winston Churchill is just your ordinary joe, then? And on the same intellectual level as that lovable little Austrian Adolf?


Philosophically, I agree with you. Plato had it right - the best society would be one with a small ruling class of the intellectual elite. It sounds bulletproof on paper, but sadly that's not what happens in reality; humans are just too damn corruptible.


........I apologize for the thread hijacking.....lol

And humans are too bloody stupid to vote/decide on shit.
Case in point.
Imagine if this was actually something IMPORTANT.

Someone PLEASE take away my right to vote if it means that decisions won't be left to the emotions and (lack of) intelligence of the masses.

So we have mass corruption on the one hand, and mass stupidity on the other......

..............anarchy , anyone?

I'll take that over bureaucracy, pandemic stupidity, or total oppression any day.

Originally Posted by Shmowen

So we have mass corruption on the one hand, and mass stupidity on the other......

..............anarchy , anyone?

I'll take that over bureaucracy, pandemic stupidity, or total oppression any day.

I'd take mass corruption and oppression over "fundamental right to vote" any day.

But anarchy is appealing.

Originally Posted by Shmowen

So we have mass corruption on the one hand, and mass stupidity on the other......

..............anarchy , anyone?

I'll take that over bureaucracy, pandemic stupidity, or total oppression any day.

Shmowen, have you ever taken a class in philosophy?

I'd just like to remind the people that are going all abstract with this thread that this is about a referendum on Coke and NOT one about actual governance. This means that oppression cannot happen under these circumstances.

I voted "NO" for a few reasons:

1. Coke sucks.
2. It would be nice to have greater variety.
3. It would be nice to have healthier options - I personally don't think we should have as much pop as we do now.
4. I have an interest in the major alternative, Pepsi, being here.

Obviously, reasons #2,3, and 4 are more legitimate than reason #1. Obviously, #2-4 may not happen but there is a greater possibility of one or more happening now due to a lot of people voting "NO".

easy love don't take it personally eh?

Originally Posted by Goce

Shmowen, have you ever taken a class in philosophy?

I'd just like to remind the people that are going all abstract with this thread that this is about a referendum on Coke and NOT one about actual governance. This means that oppression cannot happen under these circumstances.

I voted "NO" for a few reasons:

1. Coke sucks.
2. It would be nice to have greater variety.
3. It would be nice to have healthier options - I personally don't think we should have. as much pop as we do now.
4. I have an interest in the major alternative, Pepsi, being here.

Obviously, reasons #2,3, and 4 are more legitimate than reason #1. Obviously, 2-4 may not happen but there is a greater possibility one or more happening now due to a lot of people voting "NO".

Again, I apologize for hijacking the thread - I was merely dallying in the political ideology which was being mentioned.

And I have taken philosophy courses, which really doesn't qualify me or anyone to make statements about philosophy - taking one class in anything does not mean you can make significant claims about that discipline. But I do read Plato for fun.


ANYWHO.......I hereby give this thread BACK to the Coke Referendum.