Comments on: They Call It Democracy – Part 2

By: shavluk

shavluk — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:28:23 +0000

Yes…..sad
Thats it for most of my people.
They are through until the leadership review.
Its over. For now anyway.

Good Luck Greens

You will certainly need it!!!

None of my people joined or will join the E May party.

Cheers

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:56:11 +0000

The revised GPC website is interesting in this aspect.
More Elizabeth, and the blogs where one (or the media) might expect some dissent or differing opinions are buried.

By: Sebastian Ronin

Sebastian Ronin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:26:34 +0000

Stuart, consider and weigh carefully the following…or not. Within the context, structure and scope of federalist politics, the charade of representative, parliamentary “democracy” is the best that one can hope for. The true principles and function of democracy diminish in direct proportion to size of constituency. If you have read Leopold Kohr’s, The Breakdown of Nations, then his assertion that any society must go fascist at a certain population size will come as no surprise.

The institution of a federalist political party (the actual brand is secondary) is merely an extension and legitimization of the core problem. How this reflects on one’s participation with such a latter institution is open for debate.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:10:25 +0000

Oh, I just thought you’d enjoy what she said at the Centre for the Study of Democracy.

By: Stuart Hertzog

Stuart Hertzog — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:17:01 +0000

Interesting clip, I must take the time to watch it all. Your point?

By: Stuart Hertzog

Stuart Hertzog — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:59:10 +0000

Thanks for the information, John. It seems that one doesn’t get anywhere in the Green Party these days unless one is an avid May supporter.

By: Stuart Hertzog

Stuart Hertzog — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:49:53 +0000

As I’m attempting to return the Green Party to its political roots as a member, Sebastian, I guess that means I’m taking the middle way.

By: Stuart Hertzog

Stuart Hertzog — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:40:17 +0000

The form went in, and was accepted, Ron. Oh! I'm giving away the plot.... BTW, I hope everyone has read Part 1, which is where story begins.

By: Stuart Hertzog

Stuart Hertzog — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:37:56 +0000

Thanks, John.

By: John Ogilvie

John Ogilvie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:09:20 +0000

I resigned from federal council in 2008, as the “Campaign Committee” was turning into the Politburo (excellent phrase!)

Your description of matters is correct in all details, I think.

I would add my own speculation that the Political Campaign Director was hired because she had been a loyal public supporter of EM during the 2006 leadership campaign, and subsequently.

Which also explains why many other staff, especially organizers, were hired since 2006, despite a lack of appropriate experience.