http://matt.blogs.it/ RSS feed for topic anarchy Copyright 2006 Matt Mower Squib/0.4.0.338 self@mattmower.com self@mattmower.com en-gb http://matt.blogs.it/entries/00002174.html Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:07:41 +0100 <p><a href="http://www.scripting.com/2006/04/10.html#When:12:33:23AM">Dave Winer writes</a>, about the West Wing:</p> <blockquote> <p>I want to live in their world, not the one I actually live in.</p> </blockquote> <p>I haven't seen the show in a few years but I'm pretty sure, from a political perspective, I would agree with him.</p> <p>I was listening to the news in the car yesterday (about the only time I listen to mainstream news now) and there was an item about the Italian general election. Held about every 5 years, the people of Italy are getting to choose between:</p> <ul> <li>Puppet A: Silvio Berlusconi</li> <li>Puppet B: Romano Prodi</li> </ul> <p>What a choice? Why would you want to choose either of these bozos?</p> <p>More and more I consider the best choice to be "No!" I don't want your government any more. Looking forward to the next elections in Britain I am likely to have the choice of:</p> <ul> <li>Puppet A: Gordon Brown (or, god help us, Alan Milburn)</li> <li>Puppet B: David Cameron (assuming he isn't assassinated before then)</li> </ul> <p>Why the hell would I want to elect either of these guys? What exactly is it that they're going to do beyond line the pockets of their friends with my taxes? What else do politicians <em>ever</em> do? </p> <p>I think the world would benefit from a real breaking down of the existing and centralized structures of power into smaller, more meaningful, and <strong>more accountable</strong> units. Beyond tax and spend a huge amount of our money what the hell is it that central government does?</p> <p>How on earth do we make these people accountable?</p> http://matt.blogs.it/entries/00002174.html