New Posts For Thread: Things I've never understood about online gamblinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31800733/things-ive-never-understood-about-online-gamblingThe White Paper shows that the philosopher Edmund Burke was correct when he said of people: the less control they have within, the more will have to imposed from without. In other words we are all going to lose a bit of liberty because of people whoIt's the lowest common denominator. Essentially the people who think they are clever feel like most other people are stupid. So stupid in fact that they need protecting from themselves. It was, of course, the ideology that unpinned the state's reactihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31800733/things-ive-never-understood-about-online-gambling?post_id=563111195#563111195It's the lowest common denominator. Essentially the people who think they are clever feel like most other people are stupid. So stupid in fact that they need protecting from themselves. It was, of course, the ideology that unpinned the state's reactiFri, 28 Apr 2023 06:11:39 -0500Socialists will always call for the state meddling in people's lives.While conservatives will argue that it's no the job of the state to interfere, except in exceptional cases.It all depends on your point of view. And at the moment there are far morehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31800733/things-ive-never-understood-about-online-gambling?post_id=563111181#563111181Socialists will always call for the state meddling in people's lives.While conservatives will argue that it's no the job of the state to interfere, except in exceptional cases.It all depends on your point of view. And at the moment there are far moreFri, 28 Apr 2023 06:00:51 -0500Mitolo: Burke DEFNITELY meant that when people can't control themselves they lose liberty as it has to be imposed. Think of the free society we once lived in and now EVERYWHERE is on CCTV because decent law abiding behaviour can no longer be relied ohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31800733/things-ive-never-understood-about-online-gambling?post_id=563110271#563110271Mitolo: Burke DEFNITELY meant that when people can't control themselves they lose liberty as it has to be imposed. Think of the free society we once lived in and now EVERYWHERE is on CCTV because decent law abiding behaviour can no longer be relied oThu, 27 Apr 2023 14:58:44 -0500How is it the state's job to save people from themselves? Obviously boneheads who pour their money into FOBTs could do with some limits from bookies how much they bet, but for my part I am fed up with some apparatchik (not a word used to being seenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31800733/things-ive-never-understood-about-online-gambling?post_id=563109883#563109883How is it the state's job to save people from themselves? Obviously boneheads who pour their money into FOBTs could do with some limits from bookies how much they bet, but for my part I am fed up with some apparatchik (not a word used to being seenThu, 27 Apr 2023 12:43:50 -0500not sure you interpret berk correctly. he could be saying the opposite given the potential duality of interpretationis 'will' a demand or a prediction?all that is required for the triumph of evil is that good punters do nothingdont believe anyone thihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31800733/things-ive-never-understood-about-online-gambling?post_id=563109849#563109849not sure you interpret berk correctly. he could be saying the opposite given the potential duality of interpretationis 'will' a demand or a prediction?all that is required for the triumph of evil is that good punters do nothingdont believe anyone thiThu, 27 Apr 2023 12:30:16 -0500The White Paper shows that the philosopher Edmund Burke was correct when he said of people: the less control they have within, the more will have to imposed from without. In other words we are all going to lose a bit of liberty because of people whohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31800733/things-ive-never-understood-about-online-gambling?post_id=563109755#563109755The White Paper shows that the philosopher Edmund Burke was correct when he said of people: the less control they have within, the more will have to imposed from without. In other words we are all going to lose a bit of liberty because of people whoThu, 27 Apr 2023 12:07:40 -0500