The Need for a True Democracy

"Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few."[1]

• George Bernard Shaw

As I see it, too often democracy is largely a compromise make-believe fairytale to please the people. This compromise has arisen because of the fact that in order to get elected the politicians are dependent on the popular support of the voters. In a multi-party leadership this will, in my view, lead to a mentality where the politicians will focus on what the voters want to hear rather than what they need to here.

I want to remind you that even Hitler received power through legal elections. One thing I tend to see among most ordinary people is that as they are very easy to manipulate since you can tell them almost anything and they will believe it, the less information they have about the world the more easily you can fill their minds with lies. Hitler caught the essence of it in the following remark; "How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think."[2]

Looking at it from the outside, it appears that it is similar to how Karl Marx expressed himself; "The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament."[3]

Possibly it's not as black and white as Marx claimed, but if I wanted to remain in power I would see it as an excellent approach to falsely let people believe that they are in control by letting them vote. "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free," as Goethe said.[4] People with certain personalities are drawn to power. Some are drawn for selfish reasons while others, like me, are drawn to power not for the pure sake of personal power, but for moral and righteous power to create a change for better. Even though my approach would give me power over others it would be because people allowed me powers and thus empowering myself for the sake of helping others would be beneficial both to me and those choosing to follow me.

In my opinion one, by the people appointed and to the people responsible, benevolent and loved leader who sees to the good of the people can probably be a lot better than a handful of parties with politicians trying to create the best fairytale to tell the people, while flinging dung at the others, while avoiding getting hit by the dung being flung back and breaking all the promises as soon as they let their rears are comfortably seated in the halls of power. That is not a true democracy! A true democracy is one where the people are allowed to know the facts and control the real results and not placing their trust in players in a game where lies and deception are rewarded!

If all this energy could be put into propelling us forward and doing actual work, how much more do you think we would achieve?

Ken Livingstone said that "If voting changed anything they'd abolish it".[5] Is it really so? Is this competitive democracy attractive to leaders with certain traits willing to trample others in order to get to power?

Today we are de facto slaves to the current market based economy and the death and suffering caused by it cannot be tolerated!

THOUGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS

At this time of trouble I see it as a necessity that we pay more attention to the world that we live in and act accordingly.

I'm suggesting a new form of governance with benevolent leaders chosen by the people, but as well as, having them command different politicians we'll have councils of our leading scientists on different subjects, scientists willing to speak out the way they see the world even if it differs from the way people want to see it. My idea is that in the future the entire population of mankind will be united under a single pyramidal administration system. I would also like to try implementing schools for the education of politicians and tests to determine who the most suitable leader is. It is also paramount that leadership is completely transparent and open to the view of the general public. And at the decision of the public any leader incapable of doing the job successfully could be removed and a new one voted in. Voting should also be done more spontaneously and when the people feel like it. We are facing the real world so my conclusion is that the current way of creating fantasies and modified views of reality in order to avoid taking uncomfortable decisions in fear of losing popular support is making us blind. When fantasy meets reality, reality will win, any given day.

[1] https://www.thefinancialphilosopher.com/philosophers-quotes/

[2] Nsehe, Mfonobong. The Adolf Hitler Book. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008

[3] Lenin, Vladimir Ilich. State and Revolution. Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2011, pp. 72-73

[4] Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Die Wahlverwandtschaften, Hamburger Ausgabe, Bd 6 (Romane und Novellen I). München: DTV, 1982, p 397

[5] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2286674.If_Voting_Changed_Anything_They_d_Abolish_It