Wil Robinson opens and closes with two excellent statements which are so close to the truth as to be uncanny:The struggle for true democracy continues in many parts of the world, but the global battle we are told to fear – against the militant Islamic fundamentalists – is simply a distraction.
The real fight is within our own societies over which system will wield power in the world: A representative democracy with power resting in the hands of the many; or an authoritarian plutocracy that manipulates information to suit the elite’s own greed.
Because the ‘civilizations’ clashing aren’t Muslim vs. Christian or Muslim vs. Jew, nor is it East vs. West. It’s a clash in our own communities, our own nations, between the privileged and the oppressed. It’s a fight among those with a voice and those being silenced.
It’s a battle in our own backyard, between democracy for the many and authoritarianism perpetrated by the few.
After that we differ because I think the Democrats are just as bad, if not worse, plus they're hypocrites. I think Wil is wrong about Pelosi, who was well out of order, as Cheney said [sorry to agree with Kissinger's successor]. Wil might have something about
However, the source, or at least the exacerbation of, all the trouble is most definitely and demonstrably the financial cabals and their organs.
Plutocracy.
ReplyDelete1. More people vote in Big Brother thn in General Elections.
2. TV exists to fill in the gaps betwen adverts.
3. The same people fund adverts as run Newspapers.
3. They also fund the main parties.
4. If you actually wanted a GOOD MP, (think about it), you WOULDN'T want him to be a member of a political party.
If Democracy was actually what it says it is, we wouldn't all be so complacent about it.