Originally Posted by
grimms
True Democracy is for all majority and minorities of this country. Unfortunately the way the country is being run now are quite different from what Democracy really means to us all in the states and stand for. Freedom of choice, will, and speech. Also the right to vote, own property among other things that were fought for over 2000 plus years here.
Now of days these things (democracy) are being bought and sold behind closed doors from lobbyists's and conformists and things are being dictated to us through media outlets (owned by big corporations like newscorp). Corporations run everything, because of their deep pockets and buy their rights by funding state politicians, senators, governors, potential candidates running for president. Would you like me to go on?
True democracy is when you, the people, decide if you want to keep the Mark, Franc or other European currency, or whether you, as a collective, want to migrate to the Euro.
Too many times our rights to decide, as nations, are decide by just a few. Very few referendums are actually held, and I don't remember ever seeing one in my native country.
In the UK, minorities often get favouritism by the councils elected to govern us. Recently, Christian festivals have been banned because they might offend a minority, whereas minority festivals are encouraged. Whatever happened to equality.
Even in my own workplace, a guy has been allowed to threaten six other people, including myself, yet he is protected, because he is classed as a minority.
In a truly democratic society, your skin colour, wealth, religion, sex, age or any other defining attribute, should have no effect on how you are treated by the councils and government, yet we see bias all the time.
In this world, the rich and the poor are greatly divided. The rich own 80% of the world, while the poor own the other 20% (average figures). That is some margin.
Also, changing laws is a preserve of the rich. If we, and mere members of the public, wanted to change a law, we would probably get nowhere, yet if the senior executive officer wants to change a law, a few donations here and there (figures we can only dream about) often allow a change to be implemented.
Capitalism relies heavily on a consumer base being just above the breadline. If the poorest class suddenly became a little richer, it would destabilize the whole pyramid (consumerism is actually pyramid selling, with each level adding a little profit to the consumable). Inflation helps to keep things in balance.
Ever wonder why the UK, and other countries, encourage immigration? The bigger the consumer base, the more money. But also, the more people available to work, the less the bosses need to pay in wages (supply outstrips demand for labour, meaning the bosses can pay less).
I could go on, but this post would end up becoming a lecture...
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