Critics of this type of argument have tended to point out that this is just a standard criticism of representative democracy — a democratically elected government will not always act in the direction of greatest current public support — and that, therefore, there is no inconsistency in the leaders ' positions given that these countries are parliamentary democracies.

Critics of Wittfogel's oriental despotism theory point out that water management was not a high priority when compared to taxes, rituals, and fighting off bandits.

Critics point out that spindle activity is positively correlated with intelligence.

Critics point out a number of problems with this theory.

Critics of the anthropocentric view point contend that the environmental movement has been taken over by so called leftist with an agenda beyond environmental protection.

A former senior product manager at Master Lock, a trigger lock manufacturer, was quoted as saying “ If you put a trigger lock on any loaded gun, you are making the gun more dangerous .” Critics also point out that a trigger lock will increase the time it takes a gun owner to respond to a self-defense emergency.

Critics point to the apparent lack of commitment by foreign manufactures to any one country site or to the creation of permanent infrastructure and employment.

Critics point out that P2P networking has legitimate uses, and that this is another way that large providers are trying to control use and content on the Internet, and direct people towards a client-server-based application architecture.

Critics of full preterism point to the Apostle Paul's condemnation of the doctrine of Hymenaeus and Philetus (), which they regard as analogous to full preterism.

Critics of this theory point out that as indigenous Australians only developed boomerangs and spears for hunting around 10, 000 years ago, a critical fall in numbers due to systematic hunting is unlikely.

Critics point out that the film Pearl Harbors US-biased portrayal of events is a compensation for technical assistance received by the US armed forces.

Critics of the latter idea point out that the half-life of Pu-240 is 6, 560 years and Pu-239 is 24, 110 years, and thus the relative enrichment of one isotope to the other with time occurs with a half-life of 9, 000 years ( that is, it takes 9000 years for the fraction of Pu-240 in a sample of mixed plutonium isotopes, to spontaneously decrease by half — a typical enrichment needed to turn reactor-grade into weapons-grade Pu ).

Critics point to policies that add " restraint on compensation increases " as a consequence of Monetarism.

Critics argued that Stein was killed because she was Jewish by birth, rather than for her later Christian faith, and that, in the words of Daniel Polish, it seemed to " carry the tacit message encouraging conversionary activities " because " official discussion of the beatification seemed to make a point of conjoining Stein's Catholic faith with her death with ' fellow Jews ' in Auschwitz ".

Critics point to inconsistencies in the radiocarbon dates, and identifications based solely on grain, rather than on chaff.

Critics of the KMT's program for a centralized national culture regard it as institutionalized ethnic discrimination, and point to the loss of several indigenous languages and a perpetuation of shame for being an aborigine < ref name =" shame "> noted that Taiwan's first democratically elected President, Li Teng-Hui, said in a famous interview: "...

Critics would point to the fact that Roosevelt ’ s Democrats could be sure of voting support from the South, whereas the West was less of a sure thing ; investing in the West was a way of swaying voters.

Critics point out that this could have a chilling effect on political free speech, the ability of journalists to use anonymous sources, whistle blowing, political blogging and other areas where the public needs protection from retaliation through anonymity.

Critics of libéralisme argue that governmental intervention is necessary for the welfare of workers ; they point out that great gains in workers ' rights were historically achieved by government intervention and social mobilization, as during the Popular Front.

Critics of the movement, however, point to various discrepancies that result from current state standardized testing practices, including problems with test validity and reliability and false correlations ( see Simpson's paradox ).

Critics cite the financial involvement of the foundation as the turning point when these clinics began to change from giving practical experience to engaging in advocacy.

Critics point out that sweatshop workers often do not earn enough money to buy the products that they make, even though such items are often commonplace goods such as t-shirts, shoes, and toys.

Critics point out that the Catts had been suspected of no crime, however the UK's mass surveillance infrastructure allowed them to be targeted due to their association.

Critics of the mayor point to Young's relationship with President Carter and it has been suggested that Carter discouraged the Justice Department from aggressively pursuing any indictments against Young.

Critics argue that the ultimate goal of corporate farming is to vertically integrate the entire process of food production, up to the point of the distribution and sale of food to consumers.

Critics of Boswell have pointed out that many earlier doctrinal sources condemn homosexuality in ethical terms without prescribing a punishment, and that Boswell's citations reflected a general trend towards harsher penalties from the 12th century onwards.

Critics, such as political economist Karl Polanyi, question whether a spontaneously ordered market can exist, completely free of " distortions " of political policy ; claiming that even the ostensibly freest markets require a state to exercise coercive power in some areas-to enforce contracts, to govern the formation of labor unions, to spell out the rights and obligations of corporations, to shape who has standing to bring legal actions, to define what constitutes an unacceptable conflict of interest, etc.

Critics argue that the Charter presents the history of German people as starting from the expulsions, while ignoring events like Holocaust: professor Micha Brumlik pointed out that one third of signatories were former devoted Nazis and many actively helped in realisation of Hitler's goals ; Ralph Giordano wrote in Hamburger Abendblatt " the Charter doesn't contain a word about Hitler, Auschwitz and Buchenwald.

" Critics of modernism argued that the attributes of perfection and minimalism themselves were subjective, and pointed out anachronisms in modern thought and questioned the benefits of its philosophy.

Critics pointed out that a precedent had been set in the naming of einsteinium during Albert Einstein's life and a survey indicated that chemists were not concerned with the fact that Seaborg was still alive.

Critics of this kind include anti-Stalinist communists such as Leon Trotsky, who pointed out that Lenin attempted to persuade the CPSU to remove Stalin from his post as its General Secretary.

Critics said he was out of touch.

Critics pointed out that the APA declined to advise its members not to participate in such interrogations.

Critics generally approved of the changes, but Berle's ratings continued to fall and Buick pulled out after two seasons.

Critics of the government cite mis-management, corruption, and the pull out of the power agency's French partner at the beginning of 2002.

Critics have pointed out that Norway's economic structure is highly dependent on natural resources that do not require skilled labor, making economic growth highly vulnerable to fluctuations in the demand and pricing for these natural resources.

Critics pointed out that her apology came at a time when a group of New England Veterans had launched a campaign to disrupt a film project she was working on, leading to the charge that her apology was motivated at least partially by self-interest.

Critics have also pointed out that landlocked humans without access to fish develop normal brains and these nutritional requirements are easily met with a land-based diet.

Critics of the theory charged that the Indochinese wars were largely indigenous or nationalist in nature ( such as the Vietnamese driving out the French ), and that no such monolithic force as " world communism " existed.

Critics also claimed the bill would have a chilling effect on the availability of medical information.

Critics argued that the bill was xenophobic and discriminated against ethnic minorities, especially those of Latino origin.

Critics also state that the bill contains some elements that complicate the voter registration process.

Critics of the bill claimed that it would prohibit reciting various scripture condemning homosexuality, while supporters pointed out that the bill added an explicit defence against any charge of incitement of hatred for opinions expressed in good faith based on religious texts.

Critics, though, wondered when new plays would be on the bill.

Critics argue that the purpose of this bill was to cut education spending, and reduce the power of the teachers ' unions in order to privatize Ontario's public education system ( Klein, N., The Shock Doctrine ).

Critics of the bill argued that support of the bill by the large U. S. tobacco maker Philip Morris, which makes only conventional and menthol cigarettes, indicated that the bill was an attempt to protect the company from competition.

Critics said the bill unfairly targeted the Chinese-American community because it only restricts the sale of shark fins, which are used almost exclusively in Chinese cuisine.

Critics charge that this bill makes it far more difficult to bring class action suits, and may prolong such litigation, clogging the federal courts ' dockets.

Critics argue that the expansion of federal jurisdiction comes at the expense of state's rights and federalism, something that Republicans have historically protested ; however, proponents respond that the bill is consistent with the founders ' original intent for the role of federal courts and diversity jurisdiction expressed by Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 80.

Critics of the bill complained that it was introduced hastily and was poorly thought out.

Critics of this move by Congress claim that pressure was placed upon officials voting on the bill by lobbyists representing pizza manufacturers and cheese producers, as it was seen to threaten the ability of schools to serve pizza and credit it with the same level of nutritional value as they heretofore had.