That doesn't mean, of course, that I know any more than anyone else. It just helps to explain why I'm even remotely interested in following the political scene, so to speak.
I just read an article today about how our present Conservative government is naming their anti-crime legislation in a manner that "sells" it, even though the content may differ significantly. For instance, the latest one is about protecting seniors (this affects me personally). Well, it seems that seniors are hardly mentioned in the actual legislative changes and the changes that are proposed are apparently insignificant.
So, my rant this time is that governing our country is all about getting re-elected. It has little to do with looking after the needs of the people. Every move and word is geared to giving the populace the impression that they're doing what we want. How many times have I heard politicians preface their decisions by saying something like, "The people have spoken", or "This is what my constituents are saying they want". Trouble is, this only is "heard" if it agrees with the prevailing government of the day. They might as well just say something like this: "I'm choosing these words in order to get re-elected. Please don't hold me accountable for the results of any empty promises that I make. Believe in me, not in what I actually do." (Etc., etc., etc., ad nauseum.)
Just imagine what our country would be like if we couldn't vote any more. The government wouldn't have to pretend that they care what the voters think. Oh, just a minute. We're almost there already!
I know. This is old hat. The old saying about fooling some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time, still holds. Unfortunately, it takes a major blunder for us, the voters, to rise up and throw the government out (only during elections, of course). Now, a replacement group takes over till we catch on that they're much the same, just dressed up slightly differently.
