Effective Government
In England there are two dominant political parties; the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, each with about 40% of dedicated voter’s support.Those people will vote for their party, comes hell or high water. Even after a political scandal, when a party’s support may dwindle a bit, they all come back in the end.
The other 20% hold the balance of power. They hold the votes to be worked for. This is the foundation of good effective government. The party in the seat must work hard to stay there. He must keep his minorities happy or they will swing; comes the next election.
In America there are two dominant political parties; the Republicans and the Democrats, each with about… No, I’m not going to repeat everything again.
What is true for England is true in America. Maybe not in the same proportions, but the effect is the same.
An almost perfect political model; the secret lies in an effective opposition. I am sure this model is replicated in most other successful nations.
This is not so with African and other less successful nations where dictatorships, tyrannies and one-party states seem to dominate. The result is gross corruption and human hardship; and the total suppression of minorities. A few privileged are enriched while the bulk of the population lives in utmost poverty.
When is Africa going to wake up!
Ah well, one day closer to Friday. Hang in there!
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Pretty much the same here, though not a religious thing; more cultural. We practically live in a one party state where minorities (even large ones) mean nothing. A corrupt government so strong they can change the constitution at will.
But slowly the people are waking up; 20 years of empty promises brought them nothing. The opposition is getting stronger.
there is hope in the pipeline.
Yes, thank you!
There are so many other beautiful things around us, that things like this should not didturb.
But it makes me sad to see all the poverty in my country while the polititions enrich themselves on government money.
There all playing the same game and you/we are not involved.
The illusion of opposition is to blind you to the fact that you have no real Power. But that's only if you believe the world is run by about 1000 or so Elite family's.
otherwise Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
I'm sedning you a field of dandelions...
Not much we can do about it, but it remains sad to see!
We feed the childen at a school in a poor community not to far away. Some of those children get no other food than what we give them.
Sometimes a child eats at school on a Friday and nothing all weekend until Monday at school when we feed him again. I think some of them only come to school to get food.
I hope that this one is not going to be about politics; sometimes my blogs can take strange directions that I never intended.
Poverty is what I want to hi-lite today.
No, you blog is not about Politic... but in my tired mind it felt like it, because you talk about political parties... I'm not fully away here...So forgive me for my ignorance. I did not mean to meka you blog a political one.
I'm sorry... next time I will be more awake.
I woke up like that yesterday
I already said good morning, so what do I say now?
Wakey, wakey!
No, I will be good!!!
Enjoy your walk, but look out for the big bad wolf. And please don't dress like Little Red Ridinghood or her grandmother.
The first thought coming to mind of "Effective Government" is an oxymoron.
Haven't seen one yet.
Have a nice day Cat.
I missed the oxymoron in my title.
But I can tell you in my arrogant humility that we can agree to disagree that we fought a just war that left us in a fine mess with an abundance of poverty.
From the article I read last week, "SA fighting losing battle against corruption":
"Lawyer Peter Allwright of law firm Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs says although 88 percent of people tried for financial misconduct are found guilty only 19 percent are dismissed. He says most get off with a written warning and remain in government service and continue stealing.
Allwright says his report, based on figures from the Public Service Commission, covers only national and provincial governments, indicating the amount of money going missing from public coffers is more than that being reported.
He tells the AP that corruption "is rampant, it is out of control" and units fighting it "are essentially losing the battle."
The anti corruption units are being dealt with when they by government. Troublesome officials are replaced by pro government officials. Only government officials in disfavour are really prosecuted. The anti corruption units are being corrupted from inside.
A pension fund employee caught stealing not too long ago (charged but never prosecuted) now heads the internal audit dept of the same pension fund.
When you have what we have, I suppose any alternative is better. This lothere not only ignore the minorities, but also the poor masses of their own. They simply don't care.
Just shows you how lucky you people are. it is heaven compared to what we have over here.
my people were better of under old goverment. no jobs no houses no food. no nothing. time they give it back to old goverment.
No good telling me, Who. You helped putting them there. But yes, you probably have more of the axe. You belong to a much smaller minority.
not any more. why you think western cape is da.
my people wake up long ago.
hi lukeon
I think maybe if we ask them nicely, they will let us fix the country again.
the volunteers all seem to be young people. The problem about donating money is that it does not get to the people whi it is intended for. The politiations walk away with it.