Every
government in the world today is founded on a “big lie” that you’re about to
see explained below. This is true regardless of party affiliation, nationality
or era in which the government operates. All governments — past, present and
future — are founded on this “big lie,” without exception.
What
is this BIG LIE? It’s the idea that those who are in power will
represent the interests of others who have no power.
This
“big lie” fantasizes that selfish, power-seeking, egoistic human beings are
magically transmuted into humble, compassionate, ethical “representatives” the
minute they win an election. We are to believe that all their hunger for power
instantly vanishes at the moment they win, replaced by God-like universal love
for all the people, even at the expense of their own careers or personal wealth
accumulation.
Somehow,
we are led to believe, those who win elections are “serving their nation,” not
leveraging power for their own selfish aims. Politicians even use this language
themselves, claiming they are running for office in the hopes of “serving their
country” but never serving their own insatiable appetite for power.
Bureaucrats, as a rule of thumb, don’t serve their nations… they exploit
national power to serve their own self interests.
Those who seek power almost always covet it for themselves
The
very idea that people in power can be representatives of those who are
powerless is absurd on its face. Has any religion, race, nationality or
philosophical belief ever been discovered on this planet that describes a group
of people who do not make decisions in their own self interest? You might say
that certain religious organizations or non-profits are engaged in such
selfless behavior, and you’d be right in a few isolated cases. But for the vast
majority of organizations — including most non-profits — their aim is to
increase their own size, power and influence.
That
same philosophy pervades the halls of every national capitol in the world,
where the claim of “serving the people” is usually nothing more than a
deceptive sales pitch to get elected so that real power can be wielded against
those whom you claim to represent. Even the most corrupt government regimes in
the world claim to represent the interests of the common people, by the way:
North Korea’s official name is (laughably) the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea. Yet the power structure in North Korea isn’t democratic, it doesn’t
represent the People, it isn’t a Republic and it isn’t even the greater Korea.
(South Korea has a more legitimate claim to greater Korea than does the North.)
Similarly,
the U.S. House of Representatives is also jokingly named in a way that claims
to “represent” the interests of the people. Yet in reality, nearly all members
of the House — with a few notable exceptions — are little more than legislative
prostitutes for corporate interests (pharma, biotech, weapons, etc.). Even the
so-called “Freedom Caucus” of conservative / libertarian lawmakers is heavily
infested by Big Pharma sellouts and Monsanto poison pushers who think “freedom”
means no regulation of toxic pesticides.
Very few exceptions have ever been observed in government
In
truth, there is no such thing as any government composed of human
beings who will voluntarily ignore their own self interests in order
to truly “serve” the people. No such government organization exists anywhere in
the world. Even in the United States, every government agency (DHS, State
Dept., FDA, HHS, EPA, CDC, DEA, USDA, FTC, etc.) exists primarily to
expand its own power and influence no matter what the repercussions on
the people.
From
time to time, there are notable individuals who stand as exceptions to this
rule. Ron Paul is perhaps the best example in recent memory.
Principled and immune to arm twisting, Ron Paul spent his entire career voting
for the interests of the people he represented in the State of Texas.
Some
might argue that even Donald Trump shows promise for rejecting the
corruption typically pursued by former presidents. As a highly successful
businessman with vast monetary wealth, Trump has no interest in gaining money
from his political power, and he’s old enough to be focused on leaving behind a
legacy rather than trying to climb the ladder of political power.
Has big government approached a tipping point of irrelevancy?
All
this brings up a salient question: Is big government rapidly proving itself to
be irrelevant in a society that’s so electronically connected
that people don’t need “representatives” in Washington D.C. anymore
to make their decisions for them?
Consider
these radical ideas for structural reforms of society that could eliminate much
of the corruption that infests government today:
Radical
Reform #1) Taxpayers get to choose where their dollars go
What
if taxpayers could choose to distribute their tax dollars to the programs they
wish to support? Instead of allowing corrupt bureaucrats in Washington to
decide where the money goes, why not allow each taxpayer to choose, if they
wish, how their tax dollars are distributed across government programs? It
would sure make paying taxes a whole lot more fun if you get to direct the
funding to the programs you want funded.
Radical
Reform #2) Enact a lifelong ban that halts government regulators from ever
working for private industry
In
several European countries, government employees who work inside regulatory
agencies such as the EPA and FDA are banned for life from working for the
industries they regulate. This eliminates the “revolving door” of corruption
that has caused regulators to become “captive agencies” dominated by corporate
interests.
Radical
Reform #3) The Instant Runoff Voting system (IRV)
To
break the two-party monopoly, an honest and fair voting system needs to be
enacted that allows people to vote for the candidate they really want,
without “wasting” their vote. Such a system already exists, by the way, and
it’s called the Instant Runoff Voting system (IRV). Instead of just choosing
one candidate when you vote, you rank the candidates in order of your
preference: 1, 2, 3, etc. If one candidate receives over 50% of the vote,
they’re the instant winner. If nobody receives 50%, the candidate with the
LEAST votes is eliminated, and all those who voted for that person as their #1
choice are now reverted to their #2 choice and the votes are tallied again.
This continues until one candidate receives over 50% of the vote. It’s a
simple, brilliant, fair and democratic voting system. And it means you can
always vote you conscience without wasting any vote.
Radical
Reform #4) Enact Term Limits (once and for all)
U.S.
Senator John McCain is the poster child for exactly why we need term limits.
Functioning as nothing more than a decrepit parasite on the system, corrupt
like McCain are so completely out of touch with the reality of everyday
Americans that they are wholly incompetent and incapable of making decisions in
the interests of the people they claim to represent. The only real way to get
rid of these parasites is to put hard term limits into law.
Limit members of the House to 3 terms, and Senators to 2 terms. There’s no
better way to keep draining the swamp, year after year, as the stench of
corruption infiltrates the halls of Washington.
Radical
Reform #5) Eliminate representatives in Washington DC altogether?
What
if we eliminated the entire U.S. Congress and allowed the American people to
vote directly on proposed new laws? While it might sound interesting at first,
this idea could also be extremely dangerous, by the way, because uninformed
masses are very easy for the fake news media (CNN, NYT, etc.) to
control and brainwash, so you’d have to put in place some sort of basic IQ test
or reading comprehension test so that only those who can think rationally would
be allowed to vote.
That’s
why this idea will never fly, by the way, because it would eliminate too many
left-leaning voters who are functionally illiterate. The state of New York
recently eliminated a literacy test
for teachers because too many minority teachers couldn’t
pass it. Yes, the state of New York believes that functional literacy is no
longer a requirement for teachers who instruct minority students. That’s how
insane society has become under the “leadership” of incompetent government.
I
say it’s time for more self-rule. Thank goodness President Trump is taking the
first steps to slashing the size and power of government. But it’s not nearly
enough. The real “reset” will only come with the next great financial
collapse that will obliterate centralized power in Washington
and possibly even cause the breakup of the United States of America as we know
it today. When that day comes, it’s up to all of us to build a new
society rooted in liberty and individual freedom rather than Big
Government incompetence and tyranny.
