And That's My Take - Democracy is Hypocrisy

Our nation is under siege from within, and unlessquestion remaining is what will be the proverbial
we as individuals are willing to do something aboutstraw that breaks the camel's back?
it, then we deserve the horror that will surelyLeft wing, right wing, none of that matters. It is
befall us. It is time for a revolution, hopefully athe same wing with a different coat of paint. You
bloodless one. And we can all make a differencecan put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig. The
by making it count at the polls.rhetoric emanating from the political parties is the
Democracy is hypocrisy.same bag of hot air, regardless of who is standing
Malcolm X orated those words repeatedly in aat the podium lying to us. Most agree with this
speech around a half century ago. And, given theand the proof is the failure to use our election
state of our governments and their policies today,vote in a meaningful way, rationalizing such
one cannot help but marvel just how correct hebehavior by convincing ourselves that our vote
was.won't make a difference. Not showing up when it
As prophetic a statement as that was, Malcolm Xcounts makes it impossible to count you in.
would not be the first person to warn us ofThe solution? The simplest solution, and the least
government evils. No less a hero than Douglasbloody, is to show up to vote in every election in
MacArthur warned us to beware of the internalwhich you are eligible and to throw your vote.
pressure from those who monetarily benefit fromVote for the renegades, the fringe parties, the
war. There have been others. Many others.independent candidates. Let the polls demonstrate
Before and since. And look where we are today.your dissatisfaction with the state of governance.
Canada, United States - different puppets for theIt may mean the occasional revolutionary gets
same puppeteer.elected into office, but that, my friends, is exactly
The constant build up of the Police State, thewhat we need.
evaporation of rights granted to us by declarationThe message you send by not showing up to
and practice, the not so casual propaganda ofvote is that everything is just tickety-boo thank
fear mongering, the corrupt electronic votingyou very much. The message you send by
machinery, the creation of crisis, and the erosionthrowing your vote is that you are wholly
of a financial system once based on a realdissatisfied with being bent over and that enough
commodity (gold), but now a mere printing press,is enough.
should all give us a pregnant moment to pause,It is time for revolution. Hopefully in a bloodless
take a step back, and objectively look at thefashion.
very scary probability of civil war. The onlyAnd that's my take.