SMOKE & MIRRORS & GOVERNMENT DECEPTION

The System. The Establishment. Fighting City Hall. Every now and then either a group of citizens or an individual actually wins. Or do they? The odds are totally stacked against anything resembling grass roots democracy. Our entire system is basically groups of financial elites attempting to mold government rules and regulations to their own favour. If 5% of the population control vast quantities of our resources of all kinds then they desperately want to keep the game tilted in their favour. Because of this they hire independent contractors (politicians) to act on their behalf and look out for their interests. All of this is complicated by the fact that it is necessary for the lemmings/sheeple to believe that they live in a democracy. This therefore is the primary job of the politicians. They must of needs constantly convince the majority of citizens that they are important, that they are listened to and that their vote counts. The reality is that by dumbing down the popoulation it is easier to manipulate everybody.

It is a constant ongoing battle. Just the fact that many corporations and well off individuals donate to both the Liberal and Conservative Party should be a significant tipoff. The other problem as indicated by politicians switching sides/parties is that of personal ego and status. Individuals with ambition only stay loyal to the party that seems to recognize their talents. If you aren't getting ahead in one party then await your chance to cross the floor or be offered a post worthy of your talents in another party. This therefore is why democracy has failed. When 90-95% of the players are in it for their own good then the remainder are hopelessly outnumbered and outmanouvered. Again the financial elite do not sponser, subsidize or bankroll good people for political office. They subsidize people who know where their bread is buttered. Honest candidates are to be feared not respected. They are to be slandered and backstabbed at every opportunity. What major party actually wants an honest individual as leader? An honest leader would be telling the citizens when the Party's policies were harmful to all but the well off minority. An honest leader would advise the public when the Party's position on an issue was self serving. I hate to say it folks but honest citizens while in the majority are hopelessly outgunned by the majority of dishonest politicians. Quoting a famous wit "It's not fair that 99% of politicians give all the rest a bad name."