Politics, politics, politics
January 28th 2008 10:41
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I’m going to pose a question for you, one that I think everyone should consider. Have you ever wondered the immediate effect a government has on you? Have you ever wondered what might happen if they were to get it catastrophically wrong? Have you ever thought about that? Maybe you should as eventually you will need to vote, eventually you will have say. Do you really think politicians are really what they say they are? They offer to improve schools, healthcare etc, the list goes on and on, but how many of them actually truly know and want to make a difference that will affect as all directly. Do leaders actually solve anything? In most countries they make it worst? Take Australia as an example. Paul Keating who came into power in 1991/92 only made things much worse. Interest rates were at a record high, unemployment was incredibly high at that point and things seemed as if they wouldn’t change. The Howard government has tried to change that and to an extent they have, but has it really made a difference. Have they really tried to benefit the country and not just themselves? Think about it and decide for yourself.
It seems as if many people are starting to lose faith in a democracy. Why is that? Would they rather a dictatorship where you are told what clothes to wear? When you can leave your house? When you can have a shower? When you can use the bathroom? Who would want such a ridiculous system such as that? It offers no fundamental rights whatsoever as you are constantly monitored in everything that you do. You can’t go anywhere without someone watching what you do. Similar to something that might happen at Guantanamo Bay and that’s were suspected terrorists go. Is that implying then that dictators treat their people like terrorists? Evidently, it would seem so but there is of course a lot behind it. A lot of people are of the belief that dictatorships can be good. I beg to differ. I mean look at Iraq before Saddam Hussein got killed, look at what the communists did to their own people, look at North Korea and what they do? Would you want that? Would you deem these unacceptable acts as acceptable? I know I wouldn’t.
I know people who aren’t part of the crowd. They don’t label themselves as a ‘chav’ or ‘emo’ just to fit in. They do what they want to do, they stand alone, but in standing alone they gain respect from people. They stand on their own two feet. When I see them I think to myself ‘they are the people who are going to change the world, make it a better place’. I like to think of myself as one of these people. All these groups of labelled people resent other groups. Dislike them because of the clothes they wear or the music they listen to. It’s another form of racism and it’s wrong. For all they know a ‘chav’ could end up marrying an ‘emo’. If people just forgot about labels for one day and forgot about any judgements they would find new friendships, new relationships. I have friends from different walks of life. Their stories, their culture is different from mine and you know what? It makes my relationships with them more interesting.
It makes me wonder what politics will be like when my generation are thirty or forty years old. Who’s going to be prime minister? Who’s going to make a difference? When I think back to my year at high school I realised that we’re getting a generation of aspiring IT girls, glamour models and football players. I haven’t met many people who actually want to do something really worthwhile. I’ve met only one person who wants to be a doctor. One person who wants to be a writer and three people who want to work in politics. I know a lot of people and only four of them want to do something that could make a difference? That’s just beyond pathetic!
This may seem a bit off topic but it does all come in to the equation really. Social values, moral values, the values each individual holds, its all relevant as each person regardless of the type of fashion they are interested in or who their friends are, it all applies. Maybe its about time all political parties came together and ruled as one don’t you think. Wouldn’t that be ideal, I think that would be what we need to make the world a much better place.
The name of this chapter may not be so great but doesn’t matter what you do, everything involves politics so it all ties in and it all has importance. There are just so many problems in politics that its not funny. No matter how hard politicians try, there are problems regardless of how much they try to improve something.
I’m going to pose a question for you, one that I think everyone should consider. Have you ever wondered the immediate effect a government has on you? Have you ever wondered what might happen if they were to get it catastrophically wrong? Have you ever thought about that? Maybe you should as eventually you will need to vote, eventually you will have say. Do you really think politicians are really what they say they are? They offer to improve schools, healthcare etc, the list goes on and on, but how many of them actually truly know and want to make a difference that will affect as all directly. Do leaders actually solve anything? In most countries they make it worst? Take Australia as an example. Paul Keating who came into power in 1991/92 only made things much worse. Interest rates were at a record high, unemployment was incredibly high at that point and things seemed as if they wouldn’t change. The Howard government has tried to change that and to an extent they have, but has it really made a difference. Have they really tried to benefit the country and not just themselves? Think about it and decide for yourself.
It seems as if many people are starting to lose faith in a democracy. Why is that? Would they rather a dictatorship where you are told what clothes to wear? When you can leave your house? When you can have a shower? When you can use the bathroom? Who would want such a ridiculous system such as that? It offers no fundamental rights whatsoever as you are constantly monitored in everything that you do. You can’t go anywhere without someone watching what you do. Similar to something that might happen at Guantanamo Bay and that’s were suspected terrorists go. Is that implying then that dictators treat their people like terrorists? Evidently, it would seem so but there is of course a lot behind it. A lot of people are of the belief that dictatorships can be good. I beg to differ. I mean look at Iraq before Saddam Hussein got killed, look at what the communists did to their own people, look at North Korea and what they do? Would you want that? Would you deem these unacceptable acts as acceptable? I know I wouldn’t.
I know people who aren’t part of the crowd. They don’t label themselves as a ‘chav’ or ‘emo’ just to fit in. They do what they want to do, they stand alone, but in standing alone they gain respect from people. They stand on their own two feet. When I see them I think to myself ‘they are the people who are going to change the world, make it a better place’. I like to think of myself as one of these people. All these groups of labelled people resent other groups. Dislike them because of the clothes they wear or the music they listen to. It’s another form of racism and it’s wrong. For all they know a ‘chav’ could end up marrying an ‘emo’. If people just forgot about labels for one day and forgot about any judgements they would find new friendships, new relationships. I have friends from different walks of life. Their stories, their culture is different from mine and you know what? It makes my relationships with them more interesting.
It makes me wonder what politics will be like when my generation are thirty or forty years old. Who’s going to be prime minister? Who’s going to make a difference? When I think back to my year at high school I realised that we’re getting a generation of aspiring IT girls, glamour models and football players. I haven’t met many people who actually want to do something really worthwhile. I’ve met only one person who wants to be a doctor. One person who wants to be a writer and three people who want to work in politics. I know a lot of people and only four of them want to do something that could make a difference? That’s just beyond pathetic!
This may seem a bit off topic but it does all come in to the equation really. Social values, moral values, the values each individual holds, its all relevant as each person regardless of the type of fashion they are interested in or who their friends are, it all applies. Maybe its about time all political parties came together and ruled as one don’t you think. Wouldn’t that be ideal, I think that would be what we need to make the world a much better place.
The name of this chapter may not be so great but doesn’t matter what you do, everything involves politics so it all ties in and it all has importance. There are just so many problems in politics that its not funny. No matter how hard politicians try, there are problems regardless of how much they try to improve something.
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