By Stephen Gray
Around 40% of the people have given up voting in a federal election and it is easy to
understand why. We see politicians who have been elected under the banner of one
political party deciding to join the political party they opposed and criticized. Do they
have no shame, no principles and no honesty? Though in politics today this kind of
behaviour is “normal.” Politics is a game played by an “elite” and the people are only
allowed to play the game when an election is called. People are told: “If you don’t vote
you don’t have any say.” As if they did anyway, most of these political reprobates do
whatever they like. Anyway, around 60% dutifully turn out, still believing their vote
makes a difference. They vote, then get punished by the politicians who now rule over
them. These political charlatans use the system for all they can get and all they can take
from the people in taxes. The taxpayers are the new serfs of the modern world, always
there to be abused and used by these political “elites” who use coded words to lull the
people into submission.
In their political language they tell the people they are “moderate” and have “mainstream
values.” They proclaim they are “middle of the road” and that their policies are
“centrist.” They are “fiscally conservative” but “cash constrained.” They believe in
“freedom” but there is a “democratic deficit.” They have “visions” and “plans” for the
country. But what does it all mean? Translated all this means: Political names may
change but political policies will stay the same. The people will be shafted, grafted and
taxed ever afterwards once these politicians get voted into office. Any decent politician
who attempts to change the system will be undermined by some in his own party. It is
easily done. Run two or three stalking horses for the establishment. Then their supporters
will coalesce around one horse of the establishment for the “leadership vote.” The fix is
then in and the politician who wants to change the system is defeated by the system. You
don’t believe me. Well just look at the names and faces lining up as “advisers” and
“handlers” in a certain leadership race; many are part of the front room and back room
manipulators of the political system. They live off it. These are the “wise men” from the
east who do not want to go west.
At one time holders of political office were people who were mostly paragons of virtue.
They abided by rules of behaviour and principles. If any were caught out in lies or
aberrant behaviour or questionable ethics they resigned in shame. These days they have
to have a political appointee called an “ethics counsellor” to tell them what is right or
wrong. Which raises the question: Why is an “ethics counsellor” even needed? Sensible
people should know what is right or wrong. This present day crop of politicians mostly
have no shame and will not resign no matter what. We are witnessing a political system
being destroyed by politicians. A system where friends of friends get contracts. Where
taxes are forgiven to a political appointee and the taxpayer as usual picks up the tab.
Where most of them vote for what is politically correct rather than what is politically
right. Where most will do and say anything to get votes. They not only talk out of both
sides of their mouth but other cavities as well. Most of them stand for nothing and will
support anything no matter how bizarre. We have a political circus which sometimes can
be seen on television with political performers acting out the script.
This is how they spend our tax dollars, in a make believe political world far removed
from reality and scripted accordingly. Cosseted and closeted in their own House of
Disrepute - yakking and slacking and pretending they are doing the “peoples’ business.”
Instead they are doing it to the people. In a real job many of them would be fired for
incompetence. But in this House, incompetence is a virtue and competence is a vice.
They cannot be fired until the next political farce - called an election and even if that
happens many of them will have indexed pensions for life. Some will even recycle
themselves back into the political system. They are gluttons not for punishment but for
patronage. It is said the people get the government they deserve. But do the people
deserve this so-called “democratic system” that has become an eastern monopoly and a
political farce?
Stephen Gray
Jan. 18, 2004.
graysinfo@telus.net Website http://www.oocities.org/graysinfo
Some info on the Author: Stephen Gray is a writer and researcher on various topics.
He published a newsletter for 11 years exposing the misuse of trade union time and
money.