How easy is it for
a direct
democracy to be realised?
―
But if such a system has so many
benefits and could
easily be realised,
why hasn't it been implemented yet
in some country or at
least proposed?
Simply
because all
countries are ruled by parties and
politicians and such a
system of direct democracy
(the people making the decisions and some
experts performing the
task of government)
will make both
parties and professional
politicians completely
superfluous.
They were used to
guiding the
people and governing in
his name.
How
could they accept that they had
suddenly
become completely useless?
They know that
they possess the
real power and
have no inclination to
hand it over.
They think
that human society
could not function
without this special
caste to which only
they have the privilege
of belonging, and
which was designated by
God to guide
and to rule the masses
of incompetent
and stupid people.
Each
herd needs his shepherd.
We cannot hope
that a government
or a party
will appear before the
people
and proclaim:
"Here, we
have prepared a system that has
only advantages, but
which makes us, the
politicians,
obsolete. We will now step down.
Good luck for the
future".
The opposite will
happen.
•
Every
government,
•
every
party,
•
every
politician
•
will
fight and
•
struggle
•
with
all the means
at his disposal
against such a system,
against even the
slightest thought of it.
This will be a
struggle for existence.
If we aim
to introduce
direct democracy, we must
realise that we will be
facing very strong
opponents.
It is not just
politicians and parties.
It is the entire
state apparatus,
because
that is in the hands
of the
politicians and parties.
And it is not only
that.
Huge economic
interests,
dependent on the
state,
are interwoven
throughout it.
The government
decides how much
of the budget
(i.e. of the people’s money)
is used for what
purpose
(i.e. in whose pocket it will end up).
These large
financial interests
are dependent on
the government,
but the government itself
(i.e. the parties
and the politicians
who form the
government)
depends on the same
great financial interests.
In
fact the two of them, parties
and
big business, share power.
Our proposal
for direct
democracy
basically abolishes
•
politicians,
•
parties,
•
parliaments
and
•
all
that is connected
to the current representation of the people.
Thus
it also abolishes
the relationship that has
been established
between the large
financial interests and
the state.
We will have
therefore
•
not
only politicians,
•
parties
and
•
the
state
against us.
We will have also
the major economic interests.