Statue to Liberty — the famous
Victory — was erected on the island of Samothrace,
possibly to commemorate a naval victory by the Greeks against foes who would
enslave them.
(If you click on
the image above it will lead you to some Greek history)
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DEMOCRACY
In Canada and the
so-called Free World, democracy is the very last thing that politicians, those
who finance their political campaigns, their political appointees, and
government employees want to see.
Reduce your fiscal burden by at least
50%
and solve the problems that you think should be solved
The word ‘democracy’ originates
from the Greek: δημοκρατία
(dēmokratía) "rule of the people", which was coined from δῆμος
(dêmos) "people" and κράτος (kratos)
"power", circa 400 BC, to denote the political systems then existing
in Greek city-states, notably Athens.
Today we have the opposite; the
people serving an elitist class by means of the aberrant taxes that people pay
to this elitist class; politicians and the public sector, who dictate the
people what to think and do.
Election of
politicians and their stay in power
In a democracy, politicians are
elected, but also removed from office upon the will of its citizens.
For all practical purposes, the present
system of electing politicians for a 5 years term in office enables them to do
whatever they please, and get away with it.
We have a wired country, don’t
we? So why not use it?
A voting system via the Internet
(and the telephone system if necessary) would enable citizens to vote, on an
ongoing basis, on the stay in power of any politician, and; should a politician
receive less than 50% of votes for three consecutive months, he/she could be
dismissed automatically. Hence, on major issues, politicians would have to
submit their views to citizens for approval before putting them into law.
A majority of people will always
take common sense decisions, provided that free speech exists in our society
(see Free speech a few paragraphs
further down).
Why not try a real democracy for
a short period of time, with option to go back to the current system after six
months?
International Programme on the State of
the Ocean. “If the ocean goes down,
it’s game over“ —Dr. Alex Rogers
Senators and political appointees
Should the purpose of senators be for citizens to fill up their pockets with
money disguised as their paychecks?
If senators do not want to be in the senate
for the honor of serving their country and citizens, what do we need them for?
I have no objection to paying them their expenses justifiable as a result of
their function, but most certainly would not pay them a salary.
A democracy cannot survive if its structure can be influenced by
corruption
The following view point and
method may seem extremist at first glance, but if the people concerned by it
really are people of integrity, why would they object?
To clean up our governments,
an effective solution would be to form an organization of which the mandate
would be to test the integrity of politicians and government employees, in the
same spirit of thought as the Abscam
trial that took place in the United States in 1980.
To all government employees
(judges, politicians, bureaucrats, etc.) it would be reminded, once a month, of
the ongoing test of those who receive a government pay check and the
consequence of accepting bribes.
Example: “Do not
accept bribes. Anyone found guilty of accepting a bribe, or its equivalent, of
more than $20, will be sentenced to 10 years in jail, without any possibility,
whatsoever, of conditional release; if you are not certain if what you are
being offered constitutes a bribe, talk to your boss about it”
If there would be anyone amongst them who
would not like the idea of being sent to jail for ten years for taking a $20
bribe, all they would need do is not accept bribes. Does it have to be
complicated? If such a system would be implemented, you’d see rats exiting our
governments like you never thought possible.
Free speech
Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of democracy. The contents of free
speech are never politically correct. Free speech as such does not exist
in Canada; for in Canada and other countries of the so-called Free World you can
say anything you want, provided that what you say is politically correct (in
agreement with the twisted and delusional ideologies of politicians in
power).
Is it not destroying us all, political
correctness imposed upon us and our children by idealists and
pseudo-intellectuals (politicians, political appointees and some special
interest groups)? Why not get rid of those who want to impose their
ideologies upon us and our children?
The Medias are currently free to print
whatever they want, about anyone and anything, without those whom they speak of
having an opportunity to effectively contest what is said about them, for the
Medias have the choice to publish, or not publish (and if they do publish, the
choice to edit), responses to their news reporting and comments. What if
the Medias would be obliged, by law, to provide equal writing space or air time
to those whom the Medias reported or commented about? Would such a law
curtail the freedom of speech of the Medias?
Taxpayers’ money
Any
reason why our governments cannot be managed like corporations?
Fed up of seeing your hard earned money
distributed to special interest groups, or squandered on whatever fantasies,
stupidities or delusions that politicians and their friends fancy? Income tax forms could easily contain a
section reserved for donations to nonessential services and special interest
groups.
Example: Say you’d think this or that organization or special interest group is
under funded, you could opt for a donation of, say $1,000, specifically for
funding it. If you would not like the idea of seeing your hard earned
money go to this or that organization or special interest group, you would
simply not give them anything. In other words, with a democratic system,
you would have the option of paying taxes on the bare essentials, or paying
taxes on the bare essentials and whichever cause(s) you’d think should get your
money.
Problem
resolution
If we would live in a democracy,
we would be able to solve such problems as unemployment, homelessness,
poverty, overpopulation,
pollution, global warming, the
wars that we will have to face up to in the coming years, to name only a
few. Moreover, our fiscal burden would be reduced by at least 50%.
Unfortunately, history shows that only armed revolutions bring about
significant changes.
—
Daniel Guibord
Erich Fromm, au sujet de la liberté et de
la démocratie
Pro-liberty and anti-liberty quotes
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will
make violent revolution inevitable. — John F. Kennedy
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