The role of the British State in covering up war crimes, mass theft, mass murder, paedophilia, fraud, corruption and many other “crimes” makes me sick to the core! At what stage do we, the people, take the bull by the horns and turn our back on the corrupt, oppressive British State? When do we demand the decentralization of power so that local communities can take ownership of their local economies and welfare? Why do we need a “United Kingdom” or a “European Union” or any other form of centralized power?

The only answer I can come up with is that there is an underlying assumption that people are too stupid to make decisions for themselves and therefore need to hand over that decision making ability to a more capable, higher power. No different to people that justify their actions by saying it is condoned by an almighty being in the sky. I am not opposed to people that choose to believe in something but when it starts to impact how I live my life then it becomes my problem. The same applies to the Government. They may well serve a purpose as “representatives” of the people but when they begin to impact my life and those of people in my family and community unnecessarily and with complete disregard to the views of the people they are impacting, it becomes my problem.

As far as I am concerned, there is no legitimate case for centralized Governments anymore. That approach has been tried and tested and has failed miserably all over the world, whether in communist or capitalist countries or somewhere in between. Capitalism, socialism, communism may all have pro’s and con’s but the debilitating factor for all of them is the power of the State versus the power of the People. The bell ringers of capitalism pretend that they believe the State shouldn’t interfere in “free” markets but most private companies are subsidized by the State in one way or another, utilize land and resources that belong to the citizens of the State they operate in and in a lot of cases leverage from inventions and creations that were State funded or developed. It is all a big pile of nonsense and another mechanism of shifting wealth from ordinary people to the so-called “elite”. Sure, some people use their talent and work ethic to break the boundaries and become very wealthy and fair play to them for doing so.

However, to assume that they achieved that without any luck or help from family, friends, local communities, etc. is quite disingenuous.

As for the bell ringers of socialism, it is a great idea in theory and one which I probably relate more to than capitalism. However, State socialism will not work and will result in the same gloomy characteristics as any political or economic system which is hindered by a powerful, centralized Government or State. Unless people are in control of their lives and their decisions and can hold any democratic representatives to account, without restriction, we are doomed to secrecy, corruption, greed, fraud, etc.

The whole system needs to be broken down and crumbled and replaced with a system that starts with local democracy in our communities and builds from there. The current system does not facilitate equality, fairness, liberty or anything else one would associate with an actual “society”.

The problem with all political systems we see today and going back a significant number of decades, even centuries in some cases, is authoritarianism. Capitalism, socialism, communism, social democrats, democratic socialists, right wing, left wing, blah blah blah – it’s all nonsense!

If people have an ounce of pride and dignity, they will choose to take control of their own lives and make their own decisions for the benefit of their local communities. It’s not rocket science and it is possible!

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