Will we ever reach a true democratic process?

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In simple terms democracy is when the people decide on the issues and make the laws.

We live in a world where the people are trusted to vote on shows such as ‘Britain/America’s got Talent, but not on real issues. (Every now and then we get a referendum).

We call the process of electing representatives democracy. It isn’t. I haven’t found one yet that I fully agree with.

In our modern democracies our representatives are elected through a hugely costly process. If you have not got a fortune behind you, or an organisation with a fortune, you are not going to get elected.

The media, owned by the rich establishment, put the spin on what is reported and influence voters.

To be a real democracy we need a number of things:

  • All the information
  • Objectively presented
  • the means to vote on every issue
  • A level playing field.

It seems to me that the rich establishment call all the shots and have set up a system that favours them and is impossible to circumvent.

Can we ever have a democracy?

15 thoughts on “Will we ever reach a true democratic process?”

  1. Well the rich already pay more in taxes, and I don’t thing that’s fair. Please when you can, let us know what you think of our new stories at Gastradamus🚚, because your opinion is valued.

    1. Surely the rich only get their wealth from exploiting other people’s labour? They don’t earn it. They aren’t on a huge hourly rate. In my opinion nobody deserves the obscene levels of pay the executives, sports people and movie stars get paid. The people who generate the wealth get paid a puittance. The others cream it off the top. Trump is a good example.
      A fair pay structure with a maximum pay might be a good idea.
      The whole system is set up and controlled by the rich for the rich. It isn’t democratic at all. But then you didn’t respond to the issue of democracy, did you?

      1. How would it be a fair pay structure to stop the rise of someone’s income. Where’s the American dream in that. Some people need their handheld throughout life and others do things for themselves. Some of the special ones make it big and make a a difference. To have them punished even more would be insane. Hard work goes a long way squirt, and with the way the rich get taxed is bs.

      2. The American Dream has been taken over by the establishment. The dice are loaded. The rich get rich and the poor get trod on. They sell the dream to keep people quiet. Hard work never gets anyone into the elite. That’s reserved for who you know. Dream on.

  3. I do not think that I have ever read anything of the “American Dream” residing within the written text of the American Constitution. It is such a fraudulent open-ended destructive concept where anything goes and to hell with the consequences.

    1. Fits with the American John Wayne Gung-ho attitude – shoot them all and let god decide.
      The American Dream is very clever. It is a psychological ploy on a par with catholic confession (have all your sins forgiven – start with a clean slate – come out feeling great). Very attractive to people. The Dream tells them that they can all make it to the top. Manifestly bullshit. The top is controlled by the top. They run the schools and have the wealth to ensure their children get to the summit. They let in just enough of the others to hold the Dream as a carrot. It keeps people quiet. The reality is people sleeping under fly-overs in the richest country in the world. Millions toil dreaming of becoming millionaires while millionaires cream off the profits and play. It’s an obscenity.

  4. Democracy is a sham without transparency at all levels – open government, proper information about society, accessible courts, money retrievable for fair taxation, etc. The question is huge and the international dimension hardly explored. It’s scary just thinking about, no wonder we retreat to sentiment and comforting untruths.

    1. It boggles the mind. And when you throw in the fact that the people in charge (Big Business and politicians) would really not want it one bit, you can see why it won’t happen.

      1. Yup … oh well, back to the drawing board … I reckon if everybody could expected to take on leadership roles on a rota basis, with equality within any organisation public or private, we might be able to raise the bar and expectations too.

      2. I’m not sure that would ever happen, Dave.
        Right now I’m feeling very frustrated and down. Thanks for all your comments – you cheer me up.

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