Elections Are Like A Toy Steering Wheel For Babies: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

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[–]MaiqTheTrue 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Reality is giving that anti-democracy message, loud and clear. Democracy isn’t about your freedom, it’s a long con. They take everything you have by letting you think you matter. It’s them giving you their confidence (the vote) so you won’t question the reason they’re letting you vote. It’s not because they care about you, it’s because they want to hang the poll results in front of the plebiscite so that they can point it as the reason you should accept the decision.

We took a poll of all of our people and it turns out you want us to run your life, promote LGBT in schools, and tax the shit out of you. So you accept that, after all you voted, and everyone else did, and we all agreed. No protests. No refusing to comply.

https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2013/05/dove.html

[–]bootylicious 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Certainly - if you don't vote, or if you don't vote for the best electable candidates. You've not mentioned an alternative to this. There isn't one.

[–]EddieC 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think we have to work with what we have.

 
Chomsky:

The smart way (the Ruling Class) keep people passive and obedient
is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion,
but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....

 
Direct Change What We Have - Shift Your Own Mind, Habit, Focus, Time, Money
Let's Vote: For the Best Paradigm and Systems - that serve, rather than usurp, us

 
--- You Are The Company You Keep
 

[–]bootylicious 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yep