Thursday, July 02, 2009

The coup in Honduras that deposed Jose Zelaya as President has united every political villain in the world. The UN General Assembly which can never agree on anything of benefit to the world was unanimous in its condemnation as was the Organisation of American States. No one is condemning Zelaya who was trying to corrupt the constitution to stand for another term. Chavez and Morales have already done it. Politicians all over the world are united in their belief that winning an election gives them the power to ride roughshod over every rule of decency. Firstly, very few politicians actually have any mandate at all. People have become so sick of lying scoundrels who have the money to become candidates that vast numbers do not bother to vote. Getting 50% of the 60% who bother to vote gives you only some 30% of the total and is no mandate at all. Yet politicians all over are united in their belief that an election victory is an advance acceptance by the public of any corruption that they wish to carry out. Thus Berlusconi used the parliament for immunity from prosecution for bribery and other charges. The MP's expenses scam in Britain is another example. In poorer countries elections are made meaningless by bribes to the poor majority in the form of cheap food or free electricity that the country can ill afford. Having squandered Venezuela's oil wealth Chavez is in a frenzy. Indian politicians love the poor who give them the excuse to tax us to death. Also competition to survive brings down the price of labour helping companies to make huge profits. Democracy has become a shangrila for villains. We need citizen's corporations to cut down on the power of politicians to end the world.

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