COULD AUSTRALIA BE A DEMOCRACY?

I think it was Karl Marx that said ‘Democracy does not work’, and even back a hundred years he was right. Western Democracy as we know it in Australia is as removed from the real thing as a Peoples Republic has anything to do with people. What we have in this country is nothing like democracy as it should be. As citizens:-

Do we choose our Prime Minister?

Do we frame sensible and reasonable laws?

Do we adjudicate political disputes?

Do we our set representatives pay or conditions?

Do we choose to go to war?

Can we sue the government?

Do we choose how our taxes are spent?

What is the definition of Democracy? Each sovereign state sees democracy a different way but true Democracy is ‘People Power’ it is not rule by a Dear Leader or an Ayatollah or a King.

The only way we can do anything to effect the way the country is governed is by real People Power. We don’t have to sit back and wait to be screwed, it just needs us all to act together in concert to demand the things that we believe benefit the entire community not just loudly squealing special interest groups like bloody Vegans and Non-smokers..

People Power is banding together to save the Yellow Bottomed Foot Wobbler or stopping the privatised manufacturing of our water supplies or the spurious poisoning our children with Flouride. People Power is the Franklin Dam, stopping the sale of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, and People Power is Buying Australian products.

A bank would soon change its tune if we all just walked in and closed our account. The Big Four would not last five days without us so why do we just lay still and let them screw us.

How long does it take, in these days of electronic banking, to transfer your account to another bank of your choosing. One bank is much the same as the other these days, they have a hundred ways to part you from your cash. However the thought that there might be run on them if they do wrong would certainly make them think twice. Of course those of us with mortgages at that bank would have to consider our options carefully but you can certainly threaten. There are lots of other loan sharks to choose from.

A breakdown in the banking computer system reaps millions for the banks in additional earnings on your money. Did you receive compensation last time you were wrongly stuffed by a bank?

Well I would suggest, if I were to ever have the power, that all political parties would be banned. You could have organizations of course, and parties……plenty of parties….. but no elected official should ever be in a position that they would have to listen to anyone other than the people who elected them. No party bosses or whips, no hacks and no branch stacking.

If you put both hands in the air at the same time you are either being robbed or voting in a political pre-selection ballot. Whichever they be they both be the same.

I am not one to make predictions. Not accurate ones anyway. But I will predict that by 2025 we will still be led by similar talentless incompetants that we have today. We will still not realize that it is our money coming back from China and buying out our economy.

Our children will all need to be conversant in Chinese to understand instructions from their employers.

The only loyalty Company Directors have is to each other. Patriotism amongst Chief Executive Officers is only to those who pay the biggest salary.

By 2025 the rich will still be getting richer, we will all be living in houses the size of Buckingham Palace and only small, local newspapers will still be in the journalism business.

By 2050 the Market Economy will be replaced by the rule of the Peoples Congress in Bejing and newspapers will carry headlines such as 

'MILLIONS LINE MELBOURNE STREETS TO WELCOME DEAR LEADER FROM CHINA'.

B.E.A.S.T Employment

The following positions are still available for any interested parties. If you are long-term unemployed you may be required to apply for any these positions so it is best you drop in now and apply for the best of the worst that you would prefer not to be doing.

Soft Food and Beverage Manager

Located at ‘Geriatric Land’. Will require knowledge of food blenders. Geriatric Land is located adjacent to Sovereign Hill, a fun park with a lifetime pass good for six months.

Employment Scout

Headhunter for recruitment firm seeks unemployed hookers. Extra cash can be earnt by the right young woman by also selling the ‘On Your Backtins Diet’ a low crab supplement for hookers with high protein intakes.

Security Officer

Back Doorman required by gay brothel.

Giggolo

There are several positions available for this easy lifestyle job. You will require a handsome young swimmers body and well developed muscle. The work entails visiting ladies houses while husbands are away for some light tea-bagging. The householder will provide the hot water.

Perpetually Partner.

Have you thought about becoming a perpetual mail-order bride? There are several men on our list who are not desirous of any permanent arrangements. These men are only after your body for their own pleasure and after they have had enough, which depends on how quickly you whinge, whine and fake headaches, may be quite a rapid turn-around. You may be returned as many as 20 times in as many months but each return allows you to keep his substantial dowry. You will be required to provide your own self-addressed envelope.

Flower Arranger

Local dollar store seeks an artificial flower grower with experience in genetically modified paper. Free training in higher end Origami will be provided to successful applicant.

Comic Book Artist

If you have experience in graffiti style graphics an international super-hero franchise based in Linton seeks the services of a Sound FX writer for action scenes in their world famous comic books ‘Batman and his little boy Robin’.

Qualified Auditor and Receiver

Nelson Brothers Funeral Parlour in Linton seek Certified Auditor to appraise books and advise on the most apporpriate way to wind up their company. These iconic local morticians servicing the district for over 150 years have come to the conclusion that it is a dying trade.