LETTER

Roll on “democracy”!

 

If ever we get the chance to decide together our common future, we would not let any of us get the far larger part of the wealth, leaving a large group with just enough to survive.

This call for democracy can hardly be understood these days, as everyone seems convinced, despite all evidence, that “representative democracy” is genuine democracy. This has been repeated so many times, over such a long period of time, in the mainstream media, that even some progressive forces are buying it.

I can already hear strong reactions, “Real democracy is not possible today, we are far too many.” Nonsense! First, the technology is there; second, and more importantly, most decisions should be taken by the concerned people, directly or indirectly, not by absolutely everyone – concerned or not. Plus, real democracy would eliminate a lot of issues raised by the actual absence of democracy in terms of peace, fairness, environment.

Most of what we do now is listen to the rich and powerful, laughing at us, despising us, protected by this fiction of democracy – “representative democracy”. A time will come, I hope, for our own collective future and the future of our planet, that democracy, real democracy, will prevail.

Bruno Marquis
Gatineau