On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Mugsy Lunsford <[email protected]> wrote:
> At 1:05 PM +1100 10/27/10, mex sara said: > >> i am having trouble with separating in my head the >> concepts ... to me in a democracy government is the people >> > > ahhh, but we are not a pure democracy, we are a representative democracy, > with an added twist that corporate entities can now participate in elections > the same as any citizen. That means that those who control corporations, who > can wield greater dollars than the average citizen, can control the flow of > information to their target voters, thereby manipulating the vote. It helps > to follow the money; this is a very simplified graphic chart, which doesn't > detail the industries involved. If you added in sources of revenue, it would > be a more complex chart, but much more clear in whose hands the tea party's > votes are held. > i can guess the sources of revenue ... especially after reading Bruce's link ... it is the voluntary voting that makes it easier i guess > > http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/ads_teapartyinc.jpg > > Something that you'll find fascinating as a journalist - the top contenders > for GOP/Tea Party candidate for 2012 are all under exclusive contract to > Fox. I think that's the first time that one corporate propaganda machine > controlled by a multinational has openly employed an entire party in US > politics, but I could be wrong. > of Rupert being 2nd generation newspaper man has always used his machine to advance his views he does it here http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/40082.html the Australian is his newspaper interestingly in the 70's he put that power behind the Labour Party (center left) which was elected in 1972 [ first change in government from conservative (center right) since 1949 ... but he retracted that support in 1975 and the Governor General dismissed the sitting government nov 11 1975 .. it is our so where were you when moment ... we don't assassinate as the government is at Her Majesties pleasure [theoretically] and she can sack them as she likes through her representative .. though i doubt anyone would try that again personally that is more scary than anything I have heard so far .... > -- > Mugsy<http://www.DogTownLounge.com>"Still not king." - Aragorn > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "StrataList-OT" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<stratalist-ot%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
