We live in a connected world, we communicate instantly by mobile phones and messaging systems yet funilly only 1% of the population actually influences choice.
This seems wrong. It wouldn't be so bad if that 1% was the elite thinkers, the genuises... but those seem to have better things to do with there time and are generally doing them. No, its the busy bodies, the opportunists and the manipulators which seem to be doing all the controlling (and if we are luck, well meaning idiots like certain polititions named Tony).
"There is no reason why the entire populus could not have a direct voting power against every major government decision in the current technological climate." DoggyDude 2006-2009.
Now, I know people might argue the following points against this:
* Not everyone has sufficient knowledge to contribute to a decision
My resonse: Even someone who is known to be mentally ill has a valid oppinion for their own self.
Most of the people making the decisions are only considered sane by majority.. in other words everything is about majority oppinon in this world. If the majority of the world was mentally ill it would be defined as sane and the minority well people as "statisticly insignifcan oppinion" (at best).
Sometimes, yes, if the matter requires detailed knowledge of something scientific it can be better judged by scientists. However, all science must needs have a purpose for society in general... if it does not have a social or humantiarian purpose I immidiately question its ultimate value if it will effect us all but not have a benifical purpose? If it has a purpose, everyone can judge based on the purpose verses the cost. People with the knowledge can provide a range of oppinions for the voters and each intelegent being can decide for themselves.
* Not everyone has access to technology
My Response: Well, everyone should... I bought my mobile phone for £32 in WHSmiths. That, at minimum wage, is less than a days pay.
* Only people directly involved should be making the decisions
My Response: This is a valid point sometimes. However, I did say major decision. That is, effecting everyone. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between a minor decision and a major decision. It is a relatively minor decisiont to re-surface a road, but if that road is the M1.. well you see my point.
I think everyone should have a "say" in decisions. Public oppinon should sway decisions not define decisions.
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Sunday, 29 March 2009
What the heck, i'm bored....
Haven't really bothered getting to the whole blogging sceen, too much to do, too many things to do....
Then, I haven't been taking any time for myself reciently... its about time I did.
The world has officially gone insane! Its a new kind of insanity, and its a good deal better than insanities of the past... but its insane none the less.
How is it, that our so called leaders don't understand that money cannot solve all problems? How is it also they cannot look at what happened in other economies where more money was printed in an effort to resolve problems... to my knowledge, there isn't a single situation in which the "pumping of more money into the economy" resolved any of the issues that the extra money was supposed to resolve (yet, all the leaders doing it will swear blind it worked and was necessary... if they said otherwise they might be lynched for defrauding the public).
Also, why, oh, why is it the people who just lost all the money who are being given more? Why not give it to the people who SAVED or made a profit for themselves and their workers?
Seems to me that what the world needs is not money and talk of depression, recession, fiscal poilicy and stimulus packages but is some good old fashioned hard work, effort and a reason (not necessarily financial) to make that effort. If we devalue the currency it doesn't help!
Logic dictates there is no less work to be done in the world, statistics seem to prove that there are more people in the world. So, there must be things to be done, there must be jobs to be made or had... and it doesn't seem that money is the issue? Money has to have a bearing, of course, people need to be paid! If there isn't the money to pay the people but there are still the jobs then this is not going to be solved by adding more money... this migh be solved by re-evaluating worth, identifying why the people needing the work done don't have the money to pay for it.
Whichever way this goes, we can be sure of one thing... those at the top will suffer the least. I, not being a what could be reported "the top" will suffer somewhat...
Then, I haven't been taking any time for myself reciently... its about time I did.
The world has officially gone insane! Its a new kind of insanity, and its a good deal better than insanities of the past... but its insane none the less.
How is it, that our so called leaders don't understand that money cannot solve all problems? How is it also they cannot look at what happened in other economies where more money was printed in an effort to resolve problems... to my knowledge, there isn't a single situation in which the "pumping of more money into the economy" resolved any of the issues that the extra money was supposed to resolve (yet, all the leaders doing it will swear blind it worked and was necessary... if they said otherwise they might be lynched for defrauding the public).
Also, why, oh, why is it the people who just lost all the money who are being given more? Why not give it to the people who SAVED or made a profit for themselves and their workers?
Seems to me that what the world needs is not money and talk of depression, recession, fiscal poilicy and stimulus packages but is some good old fashioned hard work, effort and a reason (not necessarily financial) to make that effort. If we devalue the currency it doesn't help!
Logic dictates there is no less work to be done in the world, statistics seem to prove that there are more people in the world. So, there must be things to be done, there must be jobs to be made or had... and it doesn't seem that money is the issue? Money has to have a bearing, of course, people need to be paid! If there isn't the money to pay the people but there are still the jobs then this is not going to be solved by adding more money... this migh be solved by re-evaluating worth, identifying why the people needing the work done don't have the money to pay for it.
Whichever way this goes, we can be sure of one thing... those at the top will suffer the least. I, not being a what could be reported "the top" will suffer somewhat...
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