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Democracy - is it the great lie ?
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Wednesday August 28, 2013 17:18 by newsmedia
Merriam-Webster defines democracy as: The difference between the above and democracy throughout most of our world today is that those elected to office immeadiately shift their primary focus away from the wishes of the electorate and instead use their position to broaden and cement their power of authority at both individual and political party levels. In short, the focus shifts to broadening their powers of control. |
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Jump To Comment: 4 3 2 1This is a finacial dictatorship. If we were to transfer what was happeing in our country to a single household it would be classed as financial abuse of a partner..
Excellent !
Our government are passing laws over our head every day , without our sayso or input on any level.
Politicians today only represent themselves.
Pat rabbite FORCED a broad band televsion license tax on all the people of ireland,even those who do not own a telvesion set.
People are being cut to the bone on their low minimum wage pay,and gards etc.. Yet the politicians do not touch their own salaries for a cut.
This is a finacial dictatorship. If we were to transfer what was happeing in our country to a single household it would be classed as financial abuse of a partner..
Part of the lie is the Idea that work is somehow noble (for the poor of course)
Not so noble for the rich or rentier class though!
This, at best drudgery, serves to keep the poor classes too busy to think, engage in bringing about change and improving their lives and their society.
Bertrand Russell tells it like it is:
There has been, over the past few years in France, a group who promote l'education populaire, their site
http://www.scoplepave.org/
On democracy, a group have produced this play. Very well worth looking at and if sombody feels like putting subtitles up it would be great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcmkAG3fESE&list=PLHID5A...ss9IQ