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Guardian ALP & LNP Both Struck Down With Comment
Structural
impediments in both parties mean the medicine prescribed –
democratisation – is a bitter pill to swallow
Lenore Taylor
political editor
theguardian.com,
Friday 18 April 2014 18.52 AEST
Me;
The biggest
hurdle for any True Democracy to become the normal manner, in any
political organization, to weeding out the 'interest parties' as-in
anyone or number with a specific interest, who, on analysis is
actually against the Best interests of the whole nation, and, planet,
is getting the whole body of members and others, fully educated as to
what 'politics' is really about.
It should be
simple and clear.
Beyond being the
landed gentry's constant war between them keeping their excessive
land holdings, and the 'plebs' negotiating for a fair share, of the
land, which is what 'politics' has always been about, politics, in
voting Democracies, relies fully on The People knowing everything
essential and fundamental to economic distribution.
"Democracy
is dangerous, if the People are stupid!"
'Stupid' about
the 1st laws necessary for it all to actually work - the laws of
distribution, of us, on, the land.
If any party or
system relies on voters uninformed, not knowledgeable on the
essentials of the eternal relationship between humans and the source
of all wealth - the land - then they will not be able to cast an
informed vote and get the best candidate.
The whole concept
becomes a farce. O! As it IS!
The ALP began on
that 1st Principle of Proper Land [and Taxation] Laws.
The 'Tories' have
always been the 'party' of spoiled [bought-off] sycophants, doing the
bidding for the landed [monarchist] gentry, against the Common Weal
of the whole of us.
The system fails
us because the 'landed gentry' behind the 'oxymoron' Liberals, do
everything to corrupt all politicians away from Just Land
Distribution Laws.
So no 'reforms'
in either of Australia's two main parties are likely to bring the
best possible result, because the vast majority of Aussies - of all
classes, and from the 'Grassroots', are so far off the Path of, and
of knowing about the laws for, Good Government, and thus, for
building Good People, in that they have been so badly mis-educated
about 'economics' and taxation, and about what laws, land
distribution laws, are necessary to provide for everyone's most
important needs.
Until the
Grassroots are ready and fully educated about Land Law, Taxation and
Economics, and find their own fearless Integrity enough to take it to
the streets, and 'to the barricades', they are more of the same
danger to us all.
Getting the
charletans out, only leaves space for the next troupe to weasel their
ways in, so nothing changes.
Steve Woodhall
18 April 2014
11:38pm
Thanks for a good
article Lenore, its about time the Liberal Party machine started
receiving scrutiny as well. There is more ICAC pain to come for the
NSW Libs, with Chris Hartcher and mates heading for their 15 minutes
of fame under the spotlight. Keep it up !
Isn't it time for
the media to start doing a bit of naming and shaming ? Who are the
faceless men in Sussex St and the Liberal party power brokers ? Its
not good enough for the media to just mention "union leaders"
or "power brokers" after a deal has been stitched up. Let's
know exactly who voted for who and who said what. Exposing such deals
to the light of public scrutiny will help the electorate really know
what's going on.
After BOF's
experience, surely its time to just make it illegal to give a gift to
a politician, no matter how small or trivial and make the receiving
of gifts by politicians illegal. Full stop. No exceptions. No need
for pollies to put a gift on the register and run the risk of public
scrutiny for failing to do so. No free tickets to a footy game, no
bottles of wine, no free lunches. Ministers and pollies get
allowances, so they should pay their own way.
All Minister's
diaries should be on the web within 24 hours saying who they met, who
was represented and what they talked about. Specifics don't have be
gone into, but the public have the right to know who is lobbying our
pollies.
And while I'm at
it, I think all election campaigns should be publicly funded. All
parties get say $1m each to run as many tv and newspaper ads as they
like. Make it illegal for them to spend their own money on
campaigning. We will have a much leveller playing field, parties will
really have to think about what they say and how they say it during
campaigns, because their advertising will be so limited (they should
be subject to truth in advertising laws too). The important thing is
that big anonymous donors won't be secretly buying influence with an
incoming government.
Me to Steve
Woodhall's Comment
Right on!
Did you miss last
week's The Guardian article by Antony Lowenstein, which had a link to
a 'list' of our politicians who'd been bought-off by the Israel
lobby?
Here's the link
to the blog listing them:
It shows that our
'games' in Canberra, Sydney [of course] and the rest, are irreparable
while such influences direct favors and policies in the ways they do.
And, as we are,
few if any other 'parties' are not self-interest parties, so getting
to a Proper system is the hardest call, until a majority are properly
educated on politics, economics, what politics is about, and are
aware that their own self-interest stands in the way of Proper and
Good Government.
Get the
'Grassroots' fully educated about Economics, Law of the Land, and
Taxation, then introduce the ideas you posit, and 'Democracy' might
have a chance?
MORE...
DiddyWrote
19 April 2014
12:36am
A politician
takes votes from the poor and money from the rich to protect one from
the other.
Sadly the current
process in both major parties rewards people who wish only to attain
and retain power. Genuine grassroot values and ideas are filtered out
by this process.
The corrosive
effect of money in the democratic process is undermining the very
foundations of our society.
The financial
status of politicians and civil servants must be made absolutely
transparent and political campaign funds must be derived solely from
the public purse. Also the ease where politicians and civil servants
can move between the corporate and public sectors must be severely
restricted.
If these steps
are not taken, politics will become further corrupted and the general
population will steadily regard themselves as disenfranchised. If
people feel they cannot be heard at the ballot box they will take
alternative measures.
KingCommo to
DiddyWrote
19 April 2014
12:48am
Agree. Can it get
any more corrupt though?
They 'allow' us
wages and a perceived 'freedom' merely so we aren't pushed to revolt.
Wages and
salaries [especially salaries] are bribes to stay mute and hiding in
our nuclear disaster houses.
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