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I said it in another post and it got downvoted but the fact is democracy just simply does not exist. This political apathy from the masses is the outcome of peo
by makingstuffs 3y ago
I said it in another post and it got downvoted but the fact is democracy just simply does not exist. This political apathy from the masses is the outcome of people being slowly ground down over the past decade+ and is intentional.
Whether it is by carefully curated news articles aimed at pushing a specific agenda via complex algorithms, or just the complete omission of important current events (London Riots, anyone?) we have all been getting moulded into apathetic sacks of flesh and bone, spending the majority of our lives accruing tax bills to pay the salaries of those whom avoid tax altogether.[0][1]
We have allowed ourselves to get into a situation where a paedophilic monarch walks freely and part-takes in elaborate, televised, celebrations while those whom call him a paedo end up being arrested.[2]
We are in a situation where our most vital services are underfunded, their staff are grossly underpaid/overworked and our government have the audacity to tell people to go outside on a Thursday night and make some noise for them. All the while refusing to pay them what they are worth.[3][4]
We are in a situation where a young girl gets kidnapped, raped and killed by a police officer which then leads to protestors being arrested[5]
How can the 'will of the people' be enacted when 'the people' are constantly lied to and manipulated?
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/09/rishi-sunak-akshata-murty-accused-avoiding-millions-taxes-labour https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/09/rishi-sunak...
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64360260 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64360260
[2] https://www.insider.com/heckler-arrested-after-calling-prince-andrew-sick-old-man-2022-9 https://www.insider.com/heckler-arrested-after-calling-princ...
[3] https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/information-for-the-public-on-industrial-action/ https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/information-for-the-pub...
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/28/clap-for-our-carers-the-very-unbritish-ritual-that-united-the-nation https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/28/clap-for-our...
[5] https://theconversation.com/sarah-everard-vigil-shows-the-urgent-need-to-protect-the-right-to-protest-156546 https://theconversation.com/sarah-everard-vigil-shows-the-ur...
- Nursie 3y agoWhile I agree with a lot of what you’ve said … Prince Andrew isn’t the monarch. He’s a Royal, certainly, but we * only have one monarch. I’d prefer it be zero, of course… And I would add to your list the arrest of the anti-monarchy protestors before the coronation. That was awful. * I say ‘we’, I’m watching on from Australia these days. Unfortunately they’re our bloody royals too.
- makingstuffs 3y agoAh I wish I could edit my post to correct that! My bad, poor terminology.