Professor of politics, John Keane of
the University of Sydney, writes: “ Young citizens see few
intelligent political leaders who speak their language, actively
represent their interests and work for equitable political change.
For many 'liberal democracy' is phantom democracy, a game played by
rich and powerful men trading in broken promises. They see that 'Big
Money' and 'Big Lobbying' disproportionately win, and that the
rhythms of parliamentary government are out of whack with
environmental catastrophes. Parliamentary democracy seems reactive,
dragged down by its inability to address large domestic & cross
border issues. Especially worrying, many young people say, is the
growing resort to executive rule. From drones & nuclear weapons
to imposed fiscal austerity and environmental policy, decisions of
basic importance to the lives of millions of people are being decided
[or blocked] arbitrarily behind closed doors.”
Whether he is right or not, the decline in 'Party' membership coupled
with the decline in the numbers bothering to vote means that our
leaders should be giving these thoughts very serious consideration.
It is all very well for pensioners like the writer of this post to be
politically active & turn out to vote but we are not the future.
Sunday, 16 December 2012
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