New post (116) : Revealed-The (not so)secret art (craft) of self preservation.
Governance de-mystified...
THE “3” prescriptions, in practice ---by the political power elite, to stay firmly in the saddle, rein in clenched hand:
(Listed in no particular order)
“Make corruption so all pervasive in society that the beneficiaries of this widely corrupt society will see a vested interest in keeping you in power”.[---a free for all crony capitalism stage managed with/by co-opted oligarchs]
“Keep the hapless helpless hopeless in a perpetual state of fear”.i.e. Punish those out of line, both, swiftly & ruthlessly”. [---an autocratic police state, supported and legitimized by some binding over-arching “ideology”]
“Rig the elections”. i.e. “Be the voter. Be the counter of votes. Be the arbiter of fair count”. [---an unashamedly sham democracy]
(Listed in no particular order)
Interestingly…***some countries are more innovative than others, using a blend version of all these three models. {What version does your country use ? Now, now……..don’t tell me}.
There (my friend) are no exceptions. I (must) insist.
And so…the point is this…What chance do “WE” stand ? ? ? Reduced to---a bystander status ?. No. Do not under-estimate the power of public opinion on the web.
Charlie Brown
