[fvc-wat-disc] letter to editor

[Sean OS]

Rick,

Your astute and succinct observation is bang on. You have described my own
exasperation to a T - even though (in my case) I thought I would have
gotten over it in old age [?].

Seán
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On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Richard Fairman <
richard.fairman at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Thanks for the comments and advice Anita and Les.  I just have such a
> problem with the let's-pretend-that-what-we-have-here-is-democracy
> posturing of the defenders of the status quo that when truth blazes down
> upon the ignorance, I naively expect a consensus to develop and a
> take-to-the-streets movement such as the counter-culture/occupy to ensue.
> But wow, it somehow still amazes me that true democracy is not what the
> powers-that-be want, though they like to use it as a buzz-word.  I suspect
> that the system is already too democratic for their tastes, many coming
> from the dictatorial infrastructure of big business and all.
> Rick
>
> ------------------------------
> From: leskadar at rogers.com
> To: fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org
> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 08:27:15 -0500
> Subject: Re: [fvc-wat-disc] letter to editor
>
>
> Nice letter.
> Unfortunately those in office who received the fictitious right to make
> the changes needed as described, are clearly not so eager to do so.
> Even more unfortunate, those that vote are even less eager to insist such
> changes be made by staying home and not voting.
> les.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Richard Fairman <richard.fairman at hotmail.com>
> *To:* Fair Vote Canada Wat Disc Group <fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:01 PM
> *Subject:* [fvc-wat-disc] letter to editor
>
>  Hello Everyone
> I sent this letter-to-the-editor at The Record, to which they responded
> saying that they would publish it. It was not published in print but to my
> knowledge only in their on-line version of Jan. 30 and then, at that, only
> hidden under "view more articles" that must be clicked in order to be
> viewed.  Why did they even bother?  Clearly, The Record disagrees with the
> sentiments.
>  Democracy means *the people rule*. Representative democracy means *the
> people rule through their elected representatives*.
> Therefore, if representative democracy is to be truly rendered, the will
> of the people must be accurately represented.
> The Canadian electoral method fails democracy by typically awarding false,
> 60 percent majorities to parties with as little as 35 percent of the
> electorate's actual support. Thus, the will of the people is typically
> deceived, defrauded and deposed, and consequently, the resultant government
> illegitimate.
> Only an accurately proportionate voting system mirrors, honours and serves
> the supreme will of the people; hence, only proportional representation can
> be true to the first principles of democracy.
> Let's repudiate our charade of an electoral system, a system that usurps
> precedence over democracy itself, a system that's been in place since women
> were deprived of the right to vote and is as morally repugnant. Let's get
> it right Canada! It's called *progress*. Proportional representation *is*democracy. Let's insist on it.
>  [image: Peace]
> Rick Fairman
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