Whilst that call is understandable, what seems to have escaped the notice of those making that call is that with our present system of democracy it matters not who you vote for as all the elite of any political party are interested in is power - personal power, the privileges that that brings, the chance to 'grandstand' on the world stage, etc - nothing else, least of all the best interests of the country they are supposed to serve. Neither would it make any difference were a similar call to vote for independent, ie non-aligned, candidates be put into practise as the present 'democratised dictatorship' pattern of government would continue. Why is that contention is so hard for people to understand? Why are people so apathetic that they continue to allow themselves to be used as mere pawns in a political game of chess? In that game the pieces (us) remain the same, it is just the hands that move us about that change; and unfortunately for us those hands have exactly the same 'game plan'.
As I repeatedly maintain, the only way to end this situation is for the adoption of a form of direct democracy, with a dose of 'referism' included.
Just saying............
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As I repeatedly maintain, the only way to end this situation is for the adoption of a form of direct democracy, with a dose of 'referism' included
David, I think it would be a good idea for you and Dr North to get your heads together and compile a Wikipedia entry to define exactly what "Referism" is. I did get the general idea when I read Richard's posts, but it seems to have gone out of my head. At my age I need frequent reminders!
SO'H: Possibly, we'll see what RN thinks. Trouble with Wiki is anyone can go in and edit and I dont have the time to monitor that on a daily basis.
You will get some idea of what it should entail when I do the two papers for TC.......
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