Politics

My current view of Politics,

I will admit at this point my understanding of politics is very limited and I’m hoping through this blog I will learn a great deal more from people who do know a lot about it. I think our current political system has many flaws in it, but it’s the only system we’ve got. So until something new comes along we just have to do the best we can with what we were born with. While there isn’t truth to be found in politics in the same sense there is truth to be found in science, I do believe there is truth in the sense of what we can agree works best for our society and what works best for the good of one and for all. That is something I’m definitely interested in exploring and discussing.

I, like most people in this world, have a desire for democracy. Unfortunately when I look at our currently political system I just can’t see it. We may have a vote in which party we would like in power. But after that our vote and voice rarely seem to count for much. Policies and new changes are tossed around behind curtains and closed doors and then presented to us whether we like them or not. Entire Countries can go to war by the decision of a few men even if the majority of the nation and world are screaming no! The men and women that make their way into our governments aren’t exactly rocket scientist either. Many of them have no real experience in matters of environmental issues or own science degrees, there is no intelligence test to be taken before you can become a politician, yet these are the people we place in charge of making the most important decisions for our world!

Politics I feel sometimes becomes a stage in which politicians play out dramas that rival that of soap operas, constantly arguing, backstabbing and bickering over each other. Just recently our prime minister was overturned by his second in command. This wasn’t something the public knew anything about until it just happened. Then all of a sudden our nation has a new leader that no one voted for or had any say in. Given when we elect a political party into power we are voting for the policies, not the person in charge. But this is still in my opinion, a violation of democracy. I look forward to the day when our governments unite and focus all of their energy and political power on trying to solve the great social issues of our time, rather than waste most of it on trivial things like campaigns and pointless agendas in the race to power and control.

But it’s all too easy to bitch about politics, its one thing to stand from the sidelines and shout criticism and another to be in the decision making position. So rather make this a domain in which we can have a cry about all the reasons politics is bullshit (which is what this will most undoubtedly end up becoming). I would rather this chance to discuss practically how we can help fix the problems we have in our society. Unless we can come up with a better solution or alternative, there is not much point bitching about the flaws of politics. Any established system will have flaws, there is no such thing as a perfect society. Whether we like it or not, politics is an important and essential aspect to the organisation and running of our society. We might not be able to change everything we want right away, but we can discuss strategies and ideas of how to better and improve the system we have and keep chipping away at problems in our society to try create a better future for everyone.