Democracy

The iron law of oligarchy

vote-cage1Is Democracy an “Impossibility”?

The “iron law of oligarchy” states that all forms of organization, regardless of how democratic they may be at the start, will eventually and inevitably develop oligarchic tendencies, thus making true democracy practically and theoretically impossible, especially in large groups and complex organizations.

The iron law of oligarchy
Serfs send a memorial to the Emperor
Should MPs respect the will of voters in a referendum?
73% of MP’s say No(thing)

Promise is not a promise, lie is not a lie. (is)
82% want a referendum on continued EU talk (is)
From Republic to SIGDEV

Having finished Les Misérables in 2012,
The National Theater is now showing Camelot

Waiting for Godot

Godot

Some are waiting for the grandest election promise in the known universe?

Dreamers say: The Issuing Power Should Be Taken From The Banks And Restored To The People!

The story passed through Frankfurt, London and New-York. But there have been no fake Nobel prices (from the Swedish central bank) relating to the endless possibilities

When will Godot ….?

The Lost Science of Money

Pie in the Sky

Rplot_2013

 237,957 Eligible voters
44,260 Not bothered
22,856 Excluded (5% rule)
~ 67,116 Not represented

Howto eat cream pancakes with silver spoons:

  • 30% No representation
  • 30% Lame ducks
  • 40%  50/50 coalition of empty promises
The president was elected by 36% of legible voters

“In the case of a word like democracy, not only is there no agreed definition, but the attempt to make one is resisted from all sides.” ~ George Orwell

Voter turnout
Paradox of voting
Illusion of …
Illusion of control

Malapportionment
Doctoring Statistics
How to Lie with Statistics
TheyRule.net

Opinion leadership

The clowns, freaks, acrobats, jugglers, strongman, magicians, spinners, and liars are coming to save us, from their latest rescue (which got us into the record books), thank you very much!

Measuring “scientifically” what views we have – if any – is now vitally important. What we think between elections, even in a national referendum is of no concern.

The Superpollsters: How They Measure and Manipulate Public Opinion 
20 Questions A Journalist Should Ask About Poll Results

Republic, Lost

Trying to circumvent the “Power Elite” does not work. We tried.

Issuing power (of money)
Two-Tiered Justice System (Rule of Law)
Propaganda industry
Military Industrial Complex
White-collar crime
–
It’s a Wicked problem

Requiem for a Dinosaur

 

The Referendum – October 20, 2012 Yes No
Do you wish the Constitution Council’s proposals to form the basis of a new draft Constitution? 66,3% 33,7%
In the new Constitution, do you want natural resources that are not privately owned to be declared national property? 82,9% 17,1%
Would you like to see provisions in the new Constitution on an established (national) church in Iceland? 57,1% 42,9%
Would you like to see a provision in the new Constitution authorising the election of particular individuals to the Althingi more than is the case at present? 78,4% 21,6%
Would you like to see a provision in the new Constitution giving equal weight to votes cast in all parts of the country? 66,5% 33,5%
Would you like to see a provision in the new Constitution stating that a certain proportion of the electorate is able to demand that issues are put to a referendum? 73,3% 26,7%

Final figures  (is)

You’re always, a day, a way!

“So there is a battle going on. The battle of Iceland. A battle between the old castle, now out of power, but full of money, and the people in the square, the people who have some power for the time being, but are deadly afraid it won’t last more than this coming winter. To safeguard themselves they want to write a new set of rules before the Gonna Fail Game starts again. This is why the referendum on Saturday is quite important.”

The Battle Of Iceland
Who are the plebs?  (is)

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