democracy – Flippant, Comic, and Serious

From the FCS Book of Proverbs

It is my hope that 2023 is the yearthat humanity chooses to replaceextraction with conservation and regeneration. I’m not holding my breath….

Democracy was never meant to makeeveryone happy. Just the majority. The modern problem with democracyis that it’s trying to make everyone happy Give up. It won’t happen and we’llspoil it from the inside

From the FCS Book of Proverbs

Long-term thinking, solutions and actions are required across every area of ourpublic, community and private sectors. Step number one is to clarifyhow long the long-term is

America’s Gone to the Dogs

It was a lovely country onceNow too many gunsDemocracy’s gone down the drainLife used to be good fun Politicians fix this messPeople, force some changeGet back what is rightly yoursPeople force some change…. Don MatthewsDecember 2021

Abbie Hoffman

“You measure democracy by the freedom it givesto its dissenters, not the freedom it givesto its assimilated conformists” US activist Abbie Hoffman(November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989)

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Take democracy lightly, take it for granted, and it will be hijacked by another system of government

From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs

Democracy is rotting from the inside: deformed by weak institutions, tribalism, the tyranny of the rich and an elite who dominate positions of power, racism, sexism, and crippling inequality. The growing gap between rich and poor is a cancer that is eating democracy.

Don’t Tell Us How to Run a Democracy

Your system elects a foolish person as President A response to covid amongst the worst in the world You support the gun lobbydespite massacres, saying sorry, and praying for the victims and families You police are brutal Appalling race relations quickly escalating from nationwide protests to rioting then looting When are we going to stopContinue reading “Don’t Tell Us How to Run a Democracy”