In which the Bitter Guy reaches across the border
In the wake of South Toronto Gate, YHB has decided to reach out to the stalwart representatives of some place in another country and offer him gentle counsel.
To wit, since this is pretty fucking common, I bring to you The Bitter Form Letter for Stupid Foreign Politicians Who Need to Step Back, Shut Up and Think:
Dear Foreign Politician:
I realize in this modern era of sound bites and short attention spans, it's important for back benchers such as yourself to attempt to grasp some relevance and importance to impress the voters come election time.
In the future, however, I think that, for your own sake, you attempt to grasp some of the intricacies of [Field of Knowledge] before you open your mouth.
Trust me, we're getting well acquainted with the concept of 'politicians talking about things they don't understand and looking stupid'. Apparently not as well as you, personally, are but we lack only experience.
So, please, allow me to make the simple suggestion of not talking about things you don't understand. Yes, I know, this will be very very hard. But, if you take former 'talking' time, and turn it into 'learning' time, you can become a much stronger person to represent your own [representational region].
Yours,
TheBitterGuy
To wit, since this is pretty fucking common, I bring to you The Bitter Form Letter for Stupid Foreign Politicians Who Need to Step Back, Shut Up and Think:
Dear Foreign Politician:
I realize in this modern era of sound bites and short attention spans, it's important for back benchers such as yourself to attempt to grasp some relevance and importance to impress the voters come election time.
In the future, however, I think that, for your own sake, you attempt to grasp some of the intricacies of [Field of Knowledge] before you open your mouth.
Trust me, we're getting well acquainted with the concept of 'politicians talking about things they don't understand and looking stupid'. Apparently not as well as you, personally, are but we lack only experience.
So, please, allow me to make the simple suggestion of not talking about things you don't understand. Yes, I know, this will be very very hard. But, if you take former 'talking' time, and turn it into 'learning' time, you can become a much stronger person to represent your own [representational region].
Yours,
TheBitterGuy