northman on Nostr: Western democracies were created to ensure that governments worked in the interests ...
Western democracies were created to ensure that governments worked in the interests of their citizens.
Instead, they have evolved into an elite class, supported by captured politicians, media and other hangers-on, who use the political system to subject and control the population through manufactured crises and associated policies.
How else can one explain government policies on health, digital IDs, travel restrictions, central bank digital currencies, ever-increasing fiscal deficits and wars in distant locations, none of which can be justified when examined critically.
Instead, they have evolved into an elite class, supported by captured politicians, media and other hangers-on, who use the political system to subject and control the population through manufactured crises and associated policies.
How else can one explain government policies on health, digital IDs, travel restrictions, central bank digital currencies, ever-increasing fiscal deficits and wars in distant locations, none of which can be justified when examined critically.