7th December 2010, 04:28 PM
of course it is not thought out (not in a good way at least)...the whole idea and rhetoric hijacks years and years of real grassroots activities and effective local campaigns.
...like the supermarkets, political advertisers have realised claims to localism sell their products, regardless of the veracity of the claim, or how the business as a whole operates.....it is very close to 'greewashing' and other marketing scams.
somehow we have allowed ourselves to be convinced that democracy is about 'giving power to the people' - it is not.
parliamentary democracy is a means for the people to hand over their power to trusted delegates.
reducing the role of government is NOT a move towards greater democracy.
cleaning up politics of liars, cheats, fantasises, fanatics, and those in the pocket of finance IS.
...like the supermarkets, political advertisers have realised claims to localism sell their products, regardless of the veracity of the claim, or how the business as a whole operates.....it is very close to 'greewashing' and other marketing scams.
somehow we have allowed ourselves to be convinced that democracy is about 'giving power to the people' - it is not.
parliamentary democracy is a means for the people to hand over their power to trusted delegates.
reducing the role of government is NOT a move towards greater democracy.
cleaning up politics of liars, cheats, fantasises, fanatics, and those in the pocket of finance IS.