Tyranny of the minority/silent majority problem.

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Dec 27, 2024
12:14:31pm

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Socrates Johnson

Previous username: jkccoug
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Joined: Jul 19, 2002
Last login: Dec 31, 2024
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Dogs do not belong on planes. Unless you’re blind.

Socrates Johnson

12/27/24 11:55am

Dogs are fine if docile and well-behaved.

Archaea

12/27/24 12:00pm

And who judges this? The stupid owners?

Socrates Johnson

12/27/24 12:04pm

Society. If it is allowed, society must disagree with the snooty ones

Archaea

12/27/24 12:05pm

Tyranny of the minority/silent majority problem.

Socrates Johnson

12/27/24 12:14pm

So your opinion must be correct and the majority opinion is always wrong?

Archaea

12/27/24 12:15pm

Not inevitably or always. This just happens to be one of the occasions.

Socrates Johnson

12/27/24 12:17pm

You have it backwards. The majority dont want dogs on the plane.

yahtzee

12/27/24 12:18pm

Based on which select polling? Society allows it and hasn't excluded it.

Archaea

12/27/24 12:20pm

Ok show me the polling. Society hasnt excluded people with horrible B.O. from

yahtzee

12/27/24 12:20pm

You made the comment that society agrees with you. I'm stating that

Archaea

12/27/24 12:22pm

Yeah, and I'm pointing out that your argument doesn't work.

yahtzee

12/27/24 12:23pm

RE: Ok show me the polling. Society hasnt excluded people with horrible B.O.

Socrates Johnson

12/27/24 12:26pm

And society must approve of it then.

Archaea

12/27/24 12:39pm

Toleration ≠ approval.

Socrates Johnson

12/27/24 12:47pm

Especially when it is driven, at least in part, by fear of litigation or other

yahtzee

12/27/24 1:03pm

No.

yahtzee

12/27/24 1:02pm

Society allows a lot of crappy behavior, doesn't mean it's ok. What a

IceCreamButt

12/27/24 1:07pm

IF society doesn't prohibit something, then it's not enough of a nuisance to

Archaea

12/27/24 2:23pm

That doesn't make it an ok or good thing.

IceCreamButt

12/27/24 2:26pm

Society allows tuna onion sandwiches on airplanes. Society has spoken!

MarylandFan

12/27/24 1:50pm

Looks like society has judged your opinion as wrong.

Turn and Cough

12/27/24 12:15pm

Every dog owner thinks their pet is docile and well behaved

mudpupper

12/27/24 12:22pm

That's not true at all.

VenomFarmer

12/27/24 1:07pm

Board name checks out! 🐍

flyonawall

12/27/24 9:30pm

What about allergies? Plenty of people, including myself, are allergic and it is

Cougnutz2

12/27/24 12:08pm

Maybe we can have flights that allow dogs and more expensive flights where they

Archaea

12/27/24 12:13pm

Maybe we can tell people to grow up and quit bringing their dumb dogs everywhere

Sid Vicious

12/27/24 12:14pm

People enjoy their pets. It's not a question of emotional maturity.

Archaea

12/27/24 12:14pm

People enjoy not sneezing during a flight.

IceCreamButt

12/27/24 1:09pm

How about people leave their pet idols at home.

Turn and Cough

12/27/24 12:24pm

Or maybe more expensive for people bringing extra stuff , their dogs, onto the

IceCreamButt

12/27/24 1:08pm

This is the right answer. Suggesting that allergic people need their own flight shows Archaea is trolling

22jrob22

12/27/24 5:51pm

Nope, not even then is it cool to impose on others.

Turn and Cough

12/27/24 12:08pm

I have not witnessed what you complain about.

Archaea

12/27/24 12:14pm

It's not a complaint as much as it is an observation on human behavior.

Turn and Cough

12/27/24 12:21pm

My allergies can't discern between docile and non-docile and well behaved and not well behaved.

Real G Man

12/27/24 12:24pm

So we are supposed to accommodate people with allergies but

Archaea

12/27/24 2:18pm

Yes. Because kids are humans. Dogs are not. So humans get more rights, even if

fattycoug

12/27/24 2:22pm

A little annoying. Some can be a lot of annoying.

Archaea

12/27/24 2:24pm

To me the answer is simple… only service dogs. Service dogs. & owners are well versed in not being annoying.

Real G Man

12/27/24 2:37pm

Literally never fine

Mr. Belding

12/27/24 1:53pm

RE: Dogs are fine if docile and well-behaved.

fattycoug

12/27/24 2:19pm

Mongooses do belong however, to combat the snakes.

PJMort

12/27/24 12:01pm

*mongeece

JimmyZ

12/27/24 12:06pm

Mongoosen

Spine

12/27/24 2:33pm

Same for restaurants and grocery stores.

PJMort

12/27/24 12:04pm

They belong in the wild, as service animals or to work on a farm. Nowhere else.

N8Dawg

12/27/24 12:08pm

100%. Nothing I hate more than having to deal with a dog on my isle.

kimdaddy35

12/27/24 12:08pm

RE: 100%. Nothing I hate more than having to deal with a dog on my isle.

garyfan

12/27/24 12:13pm

Indeed

kimdaddy35

12/28/24 1:56am

RE: 100%. Nothing I hate more than having to deal with a dog on my isle.

yahtzee

12/27/24 12:33pm

I don't fly much anymore but I've never noticed a dog on a flight that had any

Superkid

12/27/24 12:09pm

RE: I don't fly much anymore but I've never noticed a dog on a flight that had

Socrates Johnson

12/27/24 12:16pm

I would add seizure detection dogs too.

cre1ghton

12/27/24 12:15pm

RE: I would add seizure detection dogs too.

Socrates Johnson

12/27/24 12:30pm

True service animals. Not bull crap emotional support animals

Adrielle

12/28/24 8:15am

But is that dog a tiny dog?

Huge Manatee

12/27/24 12:15pm

Can we please get a dog category or be able to mitigate senseless potd's?

VenomFarmer

12/27/24 1:06pm

Why wouldn't you just shut the door on your 1st class suite? You'd never notice any dogs.

Ragnar Danneskjold

12/27/24 2:04pm

Agreed. Shut the door and you're good.

Archaea

12/27/24 2:25pm

I had four of them on my Southwest flight last week. Made sure to get as far away from them as I could

bad84cougar

12/27/24 4:56pm

Dogs do not belong in restaurants unless they’re on the menu in some Third World country

KYU

12/27/24 5:04pm

As a dog owner myself, I say this: you are absolutely correct.

RebelScum

12/27/24 8:06pm

Seconded

Adrielle

12/28/24 8:16am

Why does CB hate dogs so much?

seacougar

12/28/24 10:42pm

CB hates crappy dog owners

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