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So what has your way achieved, Gusmac? We have the very rich and powerful running the country through their puppet representatives. No real transparency of government, with public officials virtually unaccountable for their actions, and a political class telling us what we don't need to know, is for our own good.
My way hasn't happened yet. Once it has, I'd be in a position to answer you.
Your way will
never happen.
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This is, the doctrine of “democracy” you subscribe to, is it not?
No, this is democracy as you describe it.
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Now let's look at what I want.
I want transparency of government with direct accountability to the electorate, independent arbitration, with the courts being a choice of last resort.
In short, I want to know what they do without having to ask for permission. Some people call this, Public Scrutiny.
I want free fries with my Big Mac. I'm not going to boycott MacDonald's until I get what I want.
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“Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people”
Abraham Lincoln.
Why quote Lincoln, unless you believe he delivered or practised what he preached?
If he took your attitude, there would be two countries instead of one and he'd still be waiting for the slavers to emancipate their slaves.
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Oh and as for your repressive regimes wanting “democracy,”who do you think is carving up control for their rich and powerful chums and themselves, that's right Gusmac, the British and American Governments, to mention a few.
Never mind whose carving up what for whoever. You could have just answered the question.
I asked you if these
people had wasted their time trying to change things.
After all, they could have done nothing and waited for things to change on there own.
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I think a real mug would believe that Scotland will be different through voting for wee Eck, and Independence.

Like I already said, it's time to wake-up.

No, a real mug buries his head in the sand and waits for a better tomorrow.
