[fvc-wat-disc] letter to editor

Thu Feb 2 21:25:16 EST 2012

Right and so here we go.  The media, instead of discussing whether or not we have true democracy, or is continuous economic/demographic growth truly sustainable on a finite planet, they ask "Will we miss twinkies once they're gone?" or "Which star has the worst fashion-sense?" etc. etc. etc."  Bread and circuses, that's what it takes!  The name of the game is distraction.  I'm glad to know everyone on this discussion group.  This is where I belong.  Thanks everyone.Rick
 From: leskadar at rogers.com
To: fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.orgraphic
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:30:52 -0500
Subject: Re: [fvc-wat-disc] letter to editor

Rick oh Rick. It's got nothing to do with democracy 
at all.
It's got everything to do with job retention, 
pensions, buffet lunchs and all the rest of the wonderful percs that are 
obtained while in office.
Why on earth would anyone want to give that up for 
something silly like " democracy " in action.
Nobody is actually defending the current 
system.
It's just that nobody is actually going to do 
anything to change a good thing while they are in it.

lk

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 
  Sean 
  OS 
  To: FVC Waterloo Region 
  Discussion 
  Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:56 
  AM
  Subject: Re: [fvc-wat-disc] letter to 
  editor

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
  _ _ _ _ _ 

  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 
      To: 
      Fair Vote 
      Canada Wat Disc Group 
      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.

      Rick Fairman

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