Democracy
de·moc·ra·cy (di-mok’r?-se)
n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies
1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or throughelected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source ofpolitical power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individualwithin a community.
Oligarchy
ol·i·gar·chy [ol-i-gahr-kee]
–noun, plural -chies.
1. A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; Government by the few.
2. A state or organization so ruled.
3. The persons or class so ruling.
What is wrong with Politics in Australia?
The definition of a Democracy is a government for the people by the people. Stop and ask yourself is this really true here in Australia?
Our elected officials at all levels of government don’t truly represent us the “People”. These elected representatives are beholding more to the “Party Line” than they are to people who voted them into their positions. Very few of these elected representatives are willing to go outside the party line.
Where does that leave us the “People”?
This situation leaves us at the mercy of faceless men and women; in many cases these faceless people are not even elected representatives. They are in many cases the faceless power brokers of whatever party your elected representative belongs to.
What has happened to Democracy in Australia?
Oligarchy…
We have become lazy when it comes to challenging the performance of those people we have elected and we are encouraging it by remaining ignorant. In this respect we have created a ruling class.
This ruling class that we have created has all the arrogance that you would associate with a ruling class. These people we have elected to represent us have forgotten whom they work for. It is time that we reminded them that we are the employers, with out us they would not be in their position as leaders of Australia, and that we are very unhappy with their performance.
Below this elected ruling class is the “Public Service” this is second layer of the ruling class we have created. Although we may vote in a new government our “Public Service” departments remain in their positions.
The Public Service has also forgotten whom they work for. While we may see elected representatives move on, there always remains this solid layer of rot, the Australian Public Service.
This is our country and we have handed it over to this arrogant ruling class. It is way past time that we, the Australian people, stand up and say enough is enough. We need a return to a true Democracy. We need people who will represent “The People”, not party line.
This 2010 election has no Parties that have the core quality of true Democracy and representation of what the people of Australian truly want.
We need change.
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