The 'democracy' holy grail isn't all that it's hyped up to be.
If you have government that is controlled by the wealthy, by corporations and by foreign interests, and is elected by a largely uninformed, apathetic and politically unorganised public, from a small pool of politicians who are all much the same as one another, what you've got is 'democracy' in name only.
Take the legislation that was pushed through by the Australian government:
It penalises whistle-blowers, it gags the press, it further blocks transparency and accountability and therefore undermines any notion of 'democracy'. And it infringes on civil rights.
Meanwhile, the general public's probably more concerned about the release of the new Apple phone than they are about the laws that are passed.
But even if large numbers of people were as outraged as they ought to be, as individuals versus government or the system, they're helpless until the next limited-choice corporate and US puppet government election. That being the case, the public is completely at the mercy of the ruling classes on an ongoing basis, irrespective of the pretence of democratic representation and democratic government.
'Democracy' is the same deal the world over:
#Obama #WallStreet #USA - attack on democracy - corruption of elections http://tinyurl.com/nxxbl5u / $7 million bankroll / #NGO
The Denial Machine principles in Greenpeace material can be applied WIDELY when it comes to political lobbying >>
[The above link was the initial link I looked at but the following notes are based on information from elsewhere on the Greenpeace site]
#Politics - 'think tanks' + NGOs = 'echo chambers' strategy / co-ordinated propaganda attacks
>> such groups are the CHORUS .. singing on behalf of agenda of benefactors
>> business groups, women's groups, education groups, seniors groups, religious groups -- WHO funds them & WHY
Here's a couple of interesting links that demonstrates how much corporate political control there is in the US (but it's applicable to anywhere that pretends to be a democracy):
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy/polluterwatch/koch-industries/case-study-the-koch-funded-c/
http://greenpeaceblogs.org/2012/04/02/koch-brothers-exposed-fueling-climate-denial-and-privatizing-democracy/
Driving me crazy not being able to find the link where I got the 'think tanks', 'echo chambers' and 'chorus' information from.
Whoever used that terminology to describe lobbying organisations and those they influence has done a great job in conveying what they are in simple, descriptive and easy to remember terms.
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"Members of SAS known as the assassins in Aust
military - stripped naked, hooded & beat up peace activists for entering
military base #auspol"
"Seriously get ur head around this. Aust Military just hooded
and beat up christian peace activists on Swan Island for daring to protest war"
"WTF!! Absolute DISGRACE. that doesnt border on torture that
IS torture. if they do that to our own wtf do they do to others "
"SAS officers handcuffed, dragged activists on the ground
when didn’t respond to Q's stating “If you move we will kick you in the face”"
"SAS officers placed Hessian bags over activists heads &
asked “do you want to go for a swim” before being dragging them naked across
ground"
"SAS officers cut activists clothing off with knives. Hessian
bags were placed over their heads and told “welcome to the bag
motherfucker""
What's happening is unbelievable.
No representative of the government (which in turn is supposed to represent the *people*) should have the right -- or inclination -- to do that.
What does that tell you about 'democracy'? Clearly, it's a farce.
EU-NATO IMPERIALISM ❌ 