The signs of a changing world are all around us, but today I focus on political change, not just within government but within communities and government alike. This is my opinion on what the future holds and what part we all may play eventually, this is about how we stopped being human shortly after we began and how those with uncontrollable greed have stolen what we believed to be a fair form of government. Of course I’m talking about democracy, the form of government that was suppose to be for the people by the people, the government system that was suppose to uphold justice and human morals. Sadly democracy is not what it was suppose to be, it is a perversion of what it is suppose to stand for. I admit I’m quite ignorant and can’t tell you much about how democracy got this way or if it has always been this way, but from what I have observed over my lifetime is that it is most certainly not what was promised. The government is no longer (or never has been) run by the people but by the rich and powerful that have something to gain by starting war with other countries or stealing what precious commodities a nation may have. As always when the rich want something the poor suffer and because in a democracy the poor no longer have a voice the rich get away with it. This should not be the way things work but sadly it is, we no longer act as human beings but as animals with no ambition but to lie, cheat and steal our way to the top. Those at the bottom can think of nothing else but to survive off of the little that trickles down to them from the wasteful rich above. In a democracy today there is no government, who we elect matters little because what we are truly doing is electing the rich and powerful or some international corporation that has something to gain by being involved politically. Are we heading for a world thats run by the richest of rich? of course. Are we going to have to endure endless wars because of it? certainly! There is change happening though, and this is where I believe we have the most chance of success, there is a movement, one that has started at the core of who we are and is starting to make us wonder if this is what democracy is suppose to be. There has always been those who believed the government was corrupt and well, honestly anyone who thought it was perfect is crazy! Anyways, there are those who believed that the government didn’t work the way it was suppose to and a lot of people agreed but figured it worked well enough, but now, I can see that a lot of people have changed their opinions and have started to realize that it only works well enough for the rich and powerful and very little for the poor. People have stood up for change in the government structure in places such as the barrios of Venezuela where a social revolution has started and people are taking to the streets and instead of electing a government that dictates its own policies once elected, they demand to have a say what happens within the chosen government, which is something that here in North America and other places around the world we have forgotten how to do. These are just the first steps on something that I hope to see continue throughout the world, especially in North America where things have strayed so far from democracy that it seems more like a fascist police state instead of a democracy. North America is a place where we talk tough about democracy yet no longer actually practice it, almost like we have lost the will to actually fight for it ourselves or maybe its just that we know if we fight for it, nothing good will happen. We know that our governments are quite happy with the fact that they can do completely horrific things and we wont fight them on it because we seem to have this mental block that says “The government knows best” which is most certainly not the case and has been proven many times in history. The only thing that a democratic government is truly afraid of is revolution and as long as they keep a tight reign on people through fear tactics and limiting free speech they have nothing to worry about. If you think about it, if a few people stand up for something they believe in no one is going to listen, but if millions stand up for something they believe in, that gets peoples attention. Thats where we get the illusion of free speech, the government allows us to speak our minds as long as we are few but once it gets to the tipping point of revolutionary thought, thats when the big brother government steps in and makes sure it doesn’t spread any further. These are the little things that people don’t normally think about because they are so small and are tricky to spot because they give just enough to satisfy the common citizen and not enough to actually make a difference, this is the nature of the so called democracies of the world! I admit, I believe in government if its done right, I don’t believe the human race can progress without a stable government and maybe thats the reason why we haven’t made much progress at all of late because our government structures are not stable. It is all based on money and power, not about humanity. You know that the human race has lost its way when the most powerful and seemingly civilized nation on earth has a debate about whether or not ‘water boarding’ is torture, have we stepped into the twilight zone? These are all signs of what is to come and frankly the outlook is grim. So what do we do? we fight! we stand up for what truly matters and we fight, we either take back democracy or we create a new system of government but one thing we cannot do is stand by and allow this to continue because this is not what we signed up for and we can no longer be taken for fools.
