Representative Government (and Justice) Is Dead, Here's What Killed It
Posted by freedomforall 2 years, 3 months ago to Politics
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"Representational democracy--a.k.a. politics as a solution to social and economic problems--has passed away. It did not die a natural death. Politics developed a cancer very early in life (circa the early 1800s), caused by wealth outweighing public opinion. This cancer spread slowly but metastasized in the past few decades, spreading to every nook and cranny of our society and economy as "democracy" devolved into an invitation-only auction of elections and political favors."
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"It's not the citizenry who are "deplorable," it's the parties' corporate-derriere-kissing toadies, lackeys, apparatchiks, purveyors of propaganda, enforcers, apologists, sycophants, grifters and "leaders" who manage to greatly increase their private wealth while "serving the public" "
"Representational democracy--a.k.a. politics as a solution to social and economic problems--has passed away. It did not die a natural death. Politics developed a cancer very early in life (circa the early 1800s), caused by wealth outweighing public opinion. This cancer spread slowly but metastasized in the past few decades, spreading to every nook and cranny of our society and economy as "democracy" devolved into an invitation-only auction of elections and political favors."
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"It's not the citizenry who are "deplorable," it's the parties' corporate-derriere-kissing toadies, lackeys, apparatchiks, purveyors of propaganda, enforcers, apologists, sycophants, grifters and "leaders" who manage to greatly increase their private wealth while "serving the public" "
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- 3Posted by $ 25n56il4 2 years, 3 months agoI had to look up the meaning of some of these big words. But my faith in you still holds so, I'm not sure about apparatchiks but I'll keep looking. I do agree with your statement about the death of Representative Government and Justice. I was reassured last week when I visited with our Chief of Police. I asked him how our boys and girls liked their Civil Service and Collective Bargaining. He said 'they', the rank and file are not happy...too many rules. I struggled to keep from laughing. They've had Collective Bargaining for 50 years!| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
