The Sandcastle – An article by: Jeff Thomas.
Democracy – The Illusion of Liberty
In the run-up to an election in any westernized country, candidates are forever reminding us that the opposing political party and its candidates intend to take away our democracy.
The Slavery Contract
It’s no secret that governments tend to be fond of passing laws that obligate their citizens to the government.
The Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy
Every four or five years, throughout the former Free World, it’s election time and those who live in what passes for a democracy get to vote – to choose a poster boy who will play the role of leader in the farcical stage show of politics.
Democracy Is The Ideal Distraction
In the days of yore, there were kings. Everybody could agree to hate the king because he was rich and well-fed, when most of his minions were not.
Ensuring the Worst Possible Leadership
Ancient Greece is credited as raising the societal structure to new heights. Whenever this period is referred to, philosophers and historians are quick to mention that the ancient Greeks gave the world Democracy.
“Toto, I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore”
Recently, an American colleague commented to me, “We no longer live in a democracy but a dictatorship disguised as a democracy.”
Is he correct? Well, a dictatorship may be defined as “a form of government in which absolute authority is exercised by a dictator.”