tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431263320847347944.post3490797097309121029..comments2023-03-22T11:27:51.474-07:00Comments on What You Should be Angry About...: Does the Government Represent You?FarmDonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07452637284558801122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431263320847347944.post-52237659422392865502013-07-15T03:57:58.012-07:002013-07-15T03:57:58.012-07:00You also have plutocracy see Berkeleyb for more in...You also have plutocracy see Berkeleyb for more info <a href="http://berkeleybubble.org/2013/07/14/plutocracy-destroying-democracy-who-does-the-government-really-represent/" rel="nofollow">is plutocracy destroying democracy?</a>, what really annoy me too is that the political party's act as though they are really different to each other but all of the three party's are just exactly the same to each other...they dont represent different views..... i bet they all hang out together too...robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431263320847347944.post-49338864797305939662013-01-31T01:16:04.385-08:002013-01-31T01:16:04.385-08:00About not being sure of the stats (above) in makin...About not being sure of the stats (above) in making a critique of the present administration, I take it all back: It's quite clear the present government is picking on poorer folk, given the latest "bedroom tax", apparently to give People the 'incentive' to get a job. The only incentive is to get frustrated and hate the government even more than already but maybe the Powers That Be can live with that....?<br /><br />website: rapinderadekola.yolasite.com<br />twitter: Rapinder@RoadrunnerARapindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431263320847347944.post-59892849261831871132013-01-26T14:57:10.141-08:002013-01-26T14:57:10.141-08:00The origin of the word (etymology) of 'democra...The origin of the word (etymology) of 'democracy', can be decrypted from the Greek demokratia, meaning "popular government". Breaking down the word, demo and cracy even further, 'demos' means "common people," and 'cracy' means "rule, strength". So, as you say above, democracy literally means the "rule of the common people". However, this is clearly not the case, even if the Ancient Greeks, who probably coined the word, intended it this way.<br />You say, "...[government} parties tell us that they have to take unpopular decisions. That they are the ones with the strength to make difficult choices regardless of how unpopular they might be". <br />I agree with you that this is he wrong attitude as it smacks of a nanny State, which thinks it is there to make all the decisions for the retarded People who are incapable of really knowing what's good for them. This is more poignant given the minority Elite may have had little experience of the plight of the majority when it comes to every day living, such as the examples you give above. This government certainly appears, publicly, to be picking on those on the bottom few rungs of society, although I am not sure, if statistically, this is actually the case, as I have not followed or looked into all their policies as closely as you write above.<br />However, if I start comparing this government with a Labour one, supposedly more in touch with the Plebian classes ( I believe it is now socially acceptable to use this term), am I then extrapolating from this that they would be much better as rulers? Certainly my experience of Labour has not shown this and on occasions the Labour leaders, with more 'British class divide' chips on their shoulders, than the average middle classer, can run havoc with his resulting emotionally laden policy decisions. In the end, the Labour-ites are quite often shown to be hypocrites by betraying the roots they exploited in order to get into power in the first place. Mentioning no names...but Jaguars come to mind...! <br />An educated leader is what really counts, someone who has been brought up to be respectful to others, someone with integrity and a belief in honest values. Even if such a person has an Elite background, I shouldn't think it should matter to much, as long as that person has a passion to help his People and nation to progress to a better future as a whole. There's not many of that kind around these days though, are there?<br />Thank you for posting; I enjoyed reading this article.Rapinder Adekolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5431263320847347944.post-33864217266621236092013-01-23T13:47:47.964-08:002013-01-23T13:47:47.964-08:00Hear Hear! The government, in it's current s...Hear Hear! The government, in it's current state, is an absurd money-devouring beast that needs to be decimated.<br /><br />Our forefathers would have been shooting already.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com