Political pamphlets?! Why don't the former comrades—now "gentlemen"—use them anymore?
in Close to Politics ·
wiredfox34 said:How would you react if someone secretly dropped a poster in your lap with this kind of message?🤔
A Manifesto on behalf of the people
The specter of bankruptcy is haunting America
The foundation of Freedom Party is a thriving economy. Everything else is just icing on the cake, even if it matters plenty.
A strong economy relies on a balance between labor and capital. During the formation of the United States, capital was essentially laundered—transformed from public assets into private hands through shady means. The ruling elite actually admitted it was "our" property, yet they acted like it belonged to everyone, which really meant it belonged to no one. Labor lost the fight against capital because capital had access to cash that fell into fertile political soil. Or rather, a political swamp where you could live comfortably off bribes just to stay ahead of the competition. Simply put, you could lie to facilitate theft. That’s how the term "useful embezzlement" was born. You just had to be careful not to overdo it, since the Communist Party acted as both the watchdog and the judge.
What we’re left with are the "trained professionals" who now carry out these practices without oversight, lining their own pockets using taxpayer money.
Our budget is unsustainably bloated. It’s like a sack that certain insiders have poked countless unnecessary holes in. Instead of patching those holes or scaling back necessary spending to a reasonable level, they just keep stuffing more money into the bag. Money that hasn't been earned. They are filling the bag with funds that our children and grandchildren will be forced to earn.
Politics dictates the budget. When listening to politicians, you mostly hear ideological bickering about historical grievances, but when the conversation turns to money, the debate becomes a vicious argument over who stole more.
When we built this nation, we were promised democracy and a free market. Instead, we got party-driven rule and clientelism. We are split into two groups: the political caste, which holds the power and manages our lives, and the people.
This political caste regenerates itself through elections. But the elections aren't fair. They don't allow us to vote for actual individuals by name; instead, we vote for parties that politicians claim are independent organizations. On top of that, there is "electoral engineering" designed to ignore the voters' will, ensuring a stable political system that is simultaneously driving us toward an economic abyss.
Both Kurt and Murta promise to reform the electoral system. I don't buy it. If they truly wanted to, they could have done it years ago. They haven't because they prefer the "murky waters" where laziness, disorder, and irresponsibility can hide. This way of governing by the political caste has caused a political crisis, which led to an economic one, and finally, a moral one. Only real change can pull us out of this mess. Change requires a fairer electoral system as a prerequisite for democratizing society. Right now, the political caste is only offering us cosmetic fixes.
We should fight for electoral reform by calling for a referendum, just as the University of Iowa association envisioned.
We can't let them block us from exercising our right to a direct vote via referendum. That's their next trick.
Karlo Friedrikson
Exactly how I respond when someone shoves advertising flyers in my face—I'd toss them straight into the trash bin.