the fighting that's been erupting in our streets - i haven't mentioned it since i promised to on saturday - is wrong. instead of focusing on the government's lack of attention to the needs of the majority, instead of focusing on the fact that our democracy is broken, instead of focusing on the insufficient housing and public transportation when the government is holding on to surplus taxes, the idiots who have finally woken up to act are attacking all the landlords who are practising nothing more than their capitalist right to operate on supply and demand.
more taxes for those guys! put an upper limit on rent!
those are stupid slogans and it's a shame that people in this country are not in possession of enough of the basics of economics to understand that what they're asking for will cause serious damage to them, personally, down the line - and still won't solve any of the underlying problems.
what we need is a revolution. since i've been out of the army i've been calling for democracy to be implemented properly, but after much shouting this week i'm convinced that that's not enough. what we need is a new system. we need to develop a system whereby we can run a referendum on any and every issue, because it's 2011 and we have the technology to do it right. we need to ensure that those people in power are educated and philanthropic enough to make the right decisions.
new parties, new methods. not a complete revolution, but an evolution. run by us, the people. capitalist, thought out, as free as the majority wants.
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