The folowing exerpts are from an excellent article, In an Oligarchy, Voting is a Tool to Manufacture the Illusion of Consent, by Dylan Charles , which was was originally created and published by Waking Times. To read the article in full (recommended), please go to the above-mentioned link. The article was written, as you will see, with the USA in mind but its observations as to the oligarchical nature of our governance and the democratic con game that hides it from view, wherein the People are controlled simply by controlling the choices they are permitted, applies equally thoroughly to the United Kingdom. It is vital the we perceive and understand the ACTUAL nature of our government, for we will continue to be flummoxed, bamboozled, surprised, outsmarted, dismayed and led up the proverbial garden path for as long as we cling to the illusion that we live in a democracy. Steve, Editor
from In an Oligarchy, Voting is a Tool to Manufacture the Illusion of Consent
“The perception is that we have a democracy, and that in this democracy we the people have vested power in our government which we exercise through the act of voting.”“An oligarchical government is a form of rule in which a small group of wealthy individuals have control over the critical mechanisms of state power, industry and economy. These people are unelected, unaccountable and they exercise control on behalf of their personal financial interests, drawing on the productive power of a nation to support their lifestyles and geopolitical ambitions. The ruling class in such a nation is often comprised of dynastic families who pass the baton of power back and forth between themselves, managing the illusion of change and evolution while never actually ceding their franchise over the masses.”
“The Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton phenomenon is a contemporary example of this exchange.”
“Unarguably, there is an invisible government running America, yet we are still urged to cast our vote for president every four years. Why do they allow us to participate in this charade if they know our vote doesn’t make any difference?”
“The oligarchy still needs us to believe that we are free so that we won’t get serious about revolution, and voting is the best tool for maintaining this illusion. It serves the dual purposes of providing an outlet for our righteous indignation, pacifying our anger and sapping our political drive, and of acting as a survey to determine which policies will meet the least amount of popular resistance.”
“When we show up on election day, knowing full well the candidates we’ve been presented with do not represent our ambitions for this nation, we are tacitly expressing our willingness to being governed in this manner. We are contributing to the perception that our rulers have our permission to carry on, and by doing such we are acquiescing ever further to their dominion over us.”
Read: 11 Tactics Used by the Mainstream Media to Manufacture Consent for the Oligarchy
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