We are talking about the driving force of
this nation, or any nation in the world.
Power and greed are born of a basic human instinct, the survival
instinct, gone cancerous. This cancer is
attacking the third leg of our democracy of
Of The People, By The People and For The People. For The
People is being replaced by For The Party. Of the people and by the people is easy to
maintain in government, only people are involved, but when benefit for the party replaces benefit for the people, you no longer have a
functioning democracy. Party interests
are large dollar interests. This is
evident in both political parties.
When a benefit to the people is asked for,
partisan bickering stops it. A clear
example of this is the need for effective gun regulation. In a nation leading in mass murder of school
children, worshipers and shoppers, with over 70% of the population wanting more
effective gun regulation, our legislature is blocked by large financial
interests disguised as partisan bickering.
The same goes for better education, clean air, clean water, universal
healthcare, regulating the pharmaceutical industry or infrastructure. But, let there be legislation, like a 20 to
30 billion dollar annual military budget increase to a budget of ¾ of a Trillion
dollars … an annual military budget already larger than the sum total of the next 10 largest military
budgets in the world and it is come together time for our political parties. No problem.
Bipartisan agreement. Representatives voted by over 80% for the
increase. The vote was not by party
lines. Of the 14 senators who voted
against the increase, 9 were Republicans and 5 were Democrats (one of which sometimes
calls himself an independent). The other
86 senators voted in a non-partisan manner for the outrageous increase. This $30 billion increase alone would go a
long way toward buying the rain forest back from private interests, saving the
forest and giving the planet better quality air and slowing drastic climate
change. Today’s greed is a much more
powerful driving force than the long term health of the planet. When a government implements the pleasure of
a few with the pain of many, we are no longer a functioning democracy. Good governing is no longer an issue.
A better educated voting population is part
of the solution. Ridding ourselves of massive
special interest dollars of political parties and lobbyists is the other
part. Better education is easily
attained. The required steps are
obvious. It comes with better financial
support and better systems of education.
Saving a democracy already awash in corporate dollars is another
issue. Beware of the P & G.
Cheers, Old
Buz 11.1.2022
Iambloggerbuz.blogspot.com
Remember:
“One
cannot fool all of the people all of the time and that is why we have two political parties.” - Anon
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