“Letters to the editor” writer, Diana Gould, Uxbridge, writes that her late father called our governments ‘democratic dictatorships.’ A very astute categorization of our current governments, national, provincial and municipal.
Think about it. You vote for a new representative in whatever government based on platform and promises, a basis for your hope for improving living conditions: less tax, more constructive action on promises, environmental management, social improvements, dealing with negative issues in the community. Simply said, we all want better living conditions and hope that the newly elected reps will deliver as many of their promises as they can.
Within weeks, if not days, after the election ends, we’re back to “same old, same old,” which many would summarize as politicians who work their own agendas regardless of their constituents, regardless of the promises they made. Perhaps the electorate is much closer to the truth in their cynical conclusions about all politicians: “They’re all the same and never change.” They may have a point but whether you agree or not, it may be why election turnouts remain low no matter whatever attempt to improve the numbers.
Once elected, government reps at every or any level do their own thing until the end of their term in office comes back into view. Then, once again, they don their campaign masks and promise the electorate they are the new purveyors of paradise for the public. Ballots cast, elections concluded, return to “democratic dictatorship”
Nothing can be done? Bologna!!! In reality, the question is more of “how concerned are you?” or “how upset are you with this possible hypocrisy?” Record what they do, log their work for the next few years, so when the next campaign begins you really know the candidate’s history in office and can vote accordingly for your next dictator.
