DEMOCRACY – CAN IT SURVIVE?

Posted on May 21, 2012 in Global Law Politics | 0 comments

The Italian “Prime minister”, aka an economic czar appointed outside the democratic processes was asked if Democracy can survive.  Is it a truly viable form of governance?     That is a good question.

The present incarnation of Democracy includes essentially unregulated, laissez-faire corporate exploitation combined with corrupted politicians who are in cahoots with the corporations. So long as the “system” remains compromised, there will be a lack of human progress.  There will continue to extreme suffering by peoples in America and in the world.  No group is immune.  The goal seems to be to protect the generational wealth of the select few.  As there is more money in the system, more are welcome into the club. The proviso, however, is that they must accept the mores of those more established.

Then there is the incredible irony of J. P. Morgan, who is “too big to fail”, taking advantage of the lack of oversight and loosing so much money on a hedge that they can only admit to a 2 billion dollar loss though it could be upwards of 5 billion. Their position is so complex, so they say, that mere mortals are not sophisticated enough to comprehend. Isn’t that the rationalization Religions have been selling for the last 4000 years?  Of course, they want less regulation so they can risk for big gains and let the government and taxpayers assume the risks of loss. Are they nuts? Or do they just think we are stupid?  No doubt, it is the latter.

Romney is the poster boy for that group. He knows the owners of professional sports teams and is hosted in their private boxes.  He cannot identify with nor has he any connection to the common man, eg, the 99%.  He wants to “represent” them/us.  He actually simply wants power and status.  It’s for him and his ego. He has never, so far as published reports go, ever demonstrated any empathy or even consciousness of the masses.

The issue here is not between Democracy and unfettered corporate exploitation.  It is between Masters and Servants, Freedom and Slavery.