Arthur Smelt says
the theatre of politics is a horror story
Sick politics bring a sickening democracy
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idespread political,
economic and social contradictions within our social structures are becoming
more apparent by the day. Large sections of the population are feeling baffled
and cheated by the actions and behaviour of those trusted to make decisions
and act in the public interest. There is considerable concern regarding the
way in which services of all kinds, public and private have become idiotically
complex and are difficult with regard to access and use.
The spectacle of political party conferences
has once again run its course for the major parties in much the same way as
previous years. They are a kind of theatre where opposition parties act our
every poly the can think up to make themselves appear acceptable to the
electorate. Now Labour however, like the Tories before them have made such an
absolute mess in government their conference involved attempts at damage
limitation to justify their appalling mendacity and incompetence. As usual the
leadership disregard not only public opinion but mendacity and incompetence.
As usual the leadership disregard not only
public opinion but also any decisions made by their rank and file with which
they do not agree. History shows us, time after time a familiar pattern of
wonderful promises made at election time by politicians of all hues, promises
which evaporate on the wind once they arrive in
News and information on EU issues seem to be
at a minimum at the present time due no doubt to considerable public
opposition. In the meantime plans to divide our country up into regions, the
intention to implement a European Constitution and an absolute welter of EU
diktat is being kept on the back burner or being implemented by stealth. That
which cannot be hidden is the chaos being caused by ‘freeing up for
competition’ no matter inappropriate it may be.
It is evident our representatives in
parliament do not represent ordinary voters but are front men for powerful
elements elsewhere. Many areas of the private sector have become so arrogant as
a result of such policies that they think they have license to rip off the
public. Commercial crime is at an all-time high. Anger is growing with banks,
airlines, communications services and others who think they can extract money
from people at will.
A glaring example is when some call-centres
who keep people waiting indefinitely running up a telephone bill from which
there is a rake off. Beware of numbers beginning 0870. Customer satisfaction
seems to be non-existent.
To cover up their political misdemeanours,
politicians resort to all kinds of subterfuge. The divide and rule technique
whereby antagonisms are deliberately fermented between different religious,
political or ethnic groups can often provide an effective smokescreen. Examples
of this are evident at the present time. In a truly civilised and democratic
society it is imperative that co-operation collective interest, human needs and
a more equitable social system be worked for instead of individualism hedonism,
competition, business profits and the abuse of power.
The EU and its policies is part of the wider
global system which promotes all these things which in turn bring about damage
of every description including unrest, conflict, famine and inane destructive
wars.
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