"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an
alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President
and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this
country."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President
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Tonight's Blog is a continuation of this series -
Day 16 -Restoring the Name of Politics
For too long we have accepted the
idea that "politics" is some complex system that can only be
navigated by political experts and certain individuals belonging to certain
families and associating with certain elite circles who have the "privilege"
of becoming political leaders, and that it is best to allow such political
leaders to face and contend with the "difficult" and "complex"
task of governing and ruling the majority.
For too long we have accepted the
idea that we are not meant to understand the nuances and subtleties of the
political world, and that because of this apparent lack of understanding and
specialized insight, we have no right or privilege to demonstrate our political
responsibility - when in fact ours is the most critically important political
power of all - "ours" being the MAJORITY - which implies the greatest
leverage and power as well as the greatest responsibility.
This is why this blog specifically
refers to the REAL Politicians of this world not being those who are career or
professional politicians necessarily, but rather the majority of human beings
on this world at this very moment who see that the state of our affairs is NOT
healthy or sustainable, and realize that our current system of politics and government
has suffered greatly from the absence of the guidance and direction of the political
MAJORITY.
Why has politics become such a
"dirty" profession? Why is it that any serious or professional
politician in the current system must to a great extent compromise their
integrity and make alliances and agreements with entities who understand the
nature of what politics has become and will abuse the very absence and apathy
of the political MAJORITY so that they can continue to earn, keep, and protect
absurdly large amounts of profit at the direct expense of the common good? Because
if the serious and professional politician does not play along, they will NOT
be allowed anywhere near the heart of the system or the seats of power or
influence or be invited to the inner circles where decisions and policies are decided
not within principle or integrity, but by what the elite and the ruling class
deem necessary for their continued survival and prosperity.
We currently have a system where
leadership is NOT based on actual integrity or merit but rather by inheritance
into the ruling class and through relationships and networks established in the
absence of an active and aware political MAJORITY - where a small handful of
wealthy elites free from having to work or face the consequences and hardships
of this world have turned their attention to the study of control, of
influence, and of domination of the world that has turned the rightful
political MAJORITY into a servant class through manipulating MONEY and
establishing financial supremacy.
In the United States, which is often seen as
the "model" of modern democratic governance, there are approximately
5 lobbyists for every member of the us Congress, and approximately one million
dollars are spent PER member of the House of Representatives. These are the
odds that our politicians and legislators face in the absence of an aware and
active political MAJORITY of REAL Politicians.
All of the power - all of the
influence that we believe the 'elite' have - is an illusion that is constantly
made real by none other than our collective acceptance. So realize here, that
even though we the political MAJORITY of this world who possess the most power
and influence are currently enslaved, our enslavement can ONLY happen through
our collective acceptance.
Even if we are rendered unaware, our
political power as a group is STILL the overwhelmingly dominant force.
Unfortunately this power has been kept secret and many steps have been taken to
ensure that the majority does not awaken and unite and take its rightful
influence, and great effort has been set into place to ensure that the majority
will always remain struggling with each other for survival - consuming each
other and competing with each other - never realizing the actual potential that
a united and aware global MAJORITY actually has to change this world and the
politics that govern it.
By now it must be realized that
there is never a time in which we are NOT a politician. There is never a time
in which our words, our actions, our deeds, and our acceptances do not make a
political statement. The only way for the great majority of people on this
world to have become so utterly enslaved can only be through the collective
agreement to the statement "There is no point in politics".
So long as the rightful political
Majority of the world believes there is no way to change the system
legitimately through politics and direct democracy, and continue to allow for
the few politicians who do stand in positions of governmental responsibility to
contend with vastly overwhelming pressures and forces - there will of course be
corruption and untrustworthiness.
How can we expect for politicians to
do on behalf of the MAJORITY what the MAJORITY itself has not seen fit to do
for itself? How can we expect our governments to be institutions of integrity
and absolute principle when MONEY alone has been able to speak louder than the
voice of the MAJORITY?
Do not be fooled thus, by the few
handful of elites who would proclaim to know what political responsibility is,
or how best to operate a government, who would attempt to usurp your rightful
place as a REAL Politician. Politics is in each and every breath we take - each
and every word we speak and each decision we make is our vote and our
instruction - and for too long have we been instructing ourselves and each
other that we are somehow excused from our political responsibility because we
are apparently "not politicians".
And so as a fellow REAL Politician in
this world I continue to push myself, to REMIND myself that the Politician'sJourney to Life will often be challenged by those who intend to misdirect our
political reality in order to convince us of a collective illusion - which is
that somehow the most powerful and influential majority is to be subservient to
a minority who's only influence must actually be borrowed from the majority
itself.
I humbly request that all rightful politicians - all REAL
Politicians in this world not yet accepting their political responsibility for
the political powers that have been given up to elites who have abused such
power in our absence and under our name, now HONOR the duty and responsibility
that comes with being a part of the political MAJORITY of this world and set
right what was done in our negligence.
Walk with us and remind each other of our task to change who
we are and what we accept in this world and be the example that our governments
must learn from, and set the expectation for those who would seek political
positions - that no more will abuse and fraud be tolerated and no more will the
rightful majority of this world ignore gross incompetence and abuse because the
political MAJORITY - the strongest and most influential political force in the
world that in fact cares about the quality, honor, and dignity of all LIFE - is
now coming to power and nothing less than what is best for all will be
accepted.
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