 The US Presidential
Election
A choice between Two Puppets
When Democracy = Duopoly
Jul 31, 2004
Nigel H Maund
With the electioneering "Big
Top" well and truly underway in the world's most powerful
and influential country, it is time for the American people to
close their ears to the propaganda, hype and non-stop baloney
spouted daily by the two political marionettes - George W Bush
and John Kerry, and their political machines - and think about
the true meaning of Democracy. Even to the most feeble-minded,
the current charade is a nauseating circus in which the syndicated
media play a huge role. The campaign, which costs the taxpayer
heavily, comprises the world's most expensive circus, albeit
without the laughs. Once the election hype and hullabaloo is
all over, the electorate are left wondering what the hell it
was really all about. Most people remain confused and full of
doubts, and know in their "heart of hearts" that they
had little or no influence over something that they feel is out
of their control anyway. Life goes on in very much the same vein.
Or does it?
The fact is that the two candidates are mere "front men,"
selected by their faceless "lords and masters" to do
nothing other than further the purposely ill-defined interests
and objectives of the latter. The real economic and political
issues facing America in the early 21st Century are rarely, if
ever, addressed, and obfuscation is the order of the day. Therefore,
the time is long overdue for US Citizens to look carefully at
the real meaning of "Democratic Representation" in
the light of the original US Constitution, and for all Americans
to take a hand in their own, and, more importantly, their children's
future.
Any intelligent and questioning mind will recognize the current
political canvas of the USA for what it is; i.e., a Duopoly,
in which the entire political spectrum consists of two political
camps, supposedly representing a cross section of the political
and economic views and aspirations of the nearly 300 million
people that comprise American society. In fact, these two "parties"
are just two sides of the same coin, and are flipped, according
to a recipe, to give "the illusion of Democracy" to
a largely unthinking populace, wholly preoccupied with day-to-day
living. The huge raft of issues facing a highly complex, increasingly
cosmopolitan and giant country like the USA, are not addressed.
Electioneering is skillfully crafted, by the media, into a few
selected narrow channels, so that the electorates' focus is similarly
constrained, and "a confusion of issues" is avoided.
Once this objective has been achieved, molding the public's mind
is a much easier task for the media, who can then market "The
(chosen) Candidate" like a consumer product.
The failure of US citizens to look carefully at their political
and economic system, and to seriously question what is going
on, and act, will have consequences that reach far beyond the
United States of America. Freedom and Liberty, and "the
greater good of mankind," are not matters to be taken for
granted, as America's Founding Fathers understood all too well.
Those that take such vital issues for granted, live to regret
it. Once lost, getting these fundamental rights back is extremely
costly and difficult, as any historian knows.
In conclusion, Americans are going to find out that the greatest
enemy facing the United States is not the Iraqi resistance, Iran,
North Korea, or Osama Bin Laden, but its own economic and political
system, and this system's masters, the low profile plutocrats
who own and control much of US business and society.
As for most individual people, so for a nation, "the greatest
enemy is the one that lies within."
31 July, 2004
Nigel H Maund
BSc (Hons) Lond., MSc, DIC, MBA, MIMMM, SEG
Economic Geologist
eMail: c/o Clive.Maund@t-online.de
Footnote by Clive Maund: Previous articles by Nigel Maund have
been mistaken for my work. I did not write any of this article.
Nigel will soon have his own website.
Copyright
©2004 Nigel Maund. All Rights Reserved.
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