Thoughts on BC Politics and More

Elections are never really over. They are perpetually the target of politicians and political parties. This is one of the fundamental flaws of our democratic governments. We should spend more time focusing on the process of governing rather than the result of past or future elections. As I said in a recent post , the top priority of some of the people working in our current system is to chalk up political wins on the scoreboard. To them, it’s even better if your opponents suffer a political loss at the same time. This is the result of a heavy investment in the philosophy of the endless campaign. It supports an entire industry stretching from political strategists and backroom operatives to the mainstream media. The politics of politicians and political parties is a perversion of our democracy. Checks and balances We are elected officials. Once we have been successful in winning our seat, it’s our job to govern ... all of us. We each have our own roles an...

There is but one power over a democratic government ... the voters. Until the government decides to end elections, the voter is the ultimate link to freedom and human rights. The travesties that take place, occur with the tacit approval of the voters. By remaining silent, by continuing to elect the members of parliament who have a history of violating citizen rights, by lowering our expectations of both ourselves and our fe llow travelers on this plant, we allow our society to become a swamp.   We achieve what we tolerate. The culture, the prevailing vision of good and evil actions, will generate the rules enforced in a society. Daniel Pipes has a list, “ What I call the six P’s are those westerners who are in the greatest denial, the elites who try to prevent the naturally negative response to out-of-control immigration and Islamization. – police, politicians, press, priests, professors, and prosecutors .” Professor Pipes is clearly focused on middle east policy ...