I’m in Portugal. I’ve seen direct insults exchanged between representatives, a clear violation of manners and language, and the representative was not removed from the chamber. Their word was removed, a sanction issued, but that was it. We have representatives with active criminal charges in place that were not removed.
Long ago, in the excellent scholarly work entitled Potty Politics, I read that the distance between the lines on the floor of the UK House of Commons, that separate the two parties, is just too wide for crossing swords.
You’re right it does vary from country to country.
However, I don’t personally think it does the process any good if thing can descend into playground insults or violence. I’m in favour of people being expelled if they can’t maintain a base level of behaviour.
I’m in Portugal. I’ve seen direct insults exchanged between representatives, a clear violation of manners and language, and the representative was not removed from the chamber. Their word was removed, a sanction issued, but that was it. We have representatives with active criminal charges in place that were not removed.
It changes from country to country. I some countries they even fight each other and throw stuff with no repercussions.
Long ago, in the excellent scholarly work entitled Potty Politics, I read that the distance between the lines on the floor of the UK House of Commons, that separate the two parties, is just too wide for crossing swords.
You’re thinking of Taiwan?
Well…I certainly am now
That makes two, then.
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I wasn’t but, yeah, its not even that uncommon apparently lol
Sometimes politics requires things thrown at people 🤷
You’re right it does vary from country to country.
However, I don’t personally think it does the process any good if thing can descend into playground insults or violence. I’m in favour of people being expelled if they can’t maintain a base level of behaviour.
Another Portuguese, the world is small.
It’s small for others. We are everywhere.
#JustColonialThings
Water under the bridge. We just roam and spread everywhere.
Like water, in fact 😁
Only with more mustaches.
13.2% of the inhabitants of Luxembourg are Portuguese.
I have lots of Portuguese neighbors here in California, so this checks out.
How are those guys? Friendly and caring folks? Or someone you should keep a distance from?
On one side, friendly and caring family, on the other, an asshole. Just people being people!
The other Portuguese people in the neighborhood think he’s an asshole, too.
Throw that guy into the sea. Tell him to swim back. Maybe the swim readjusts his attitude. Those guys are bad PR for us.
I’ve been to enough places to know that good people and assholes are everywhere. But I would like to throw him into the sea!
You have my support!