Americans for Fair Taxation

[Koikaze]

Hi, bartermania

I agree that "Nothing will change for the better unless good people are made aware of what is currently wrong with our government ..." I stop there because our monetary system is a creature of our government, albeit a private enterprise franchised by the government. Furthermore, our monetary system is not the only thing wrong with our government. Taxes, which are the topic of this board, are another.

I would drop the word "controlled" from your assertion that "Most (people) believe the illusions presented to them through the media" because the control is not overt. Instead, I'd say the media is manipulated, It is manipulated by our government ... "Weapons of Mass Destruction" is a good example ... and it is manipulated by the businesses who write and produce the "stories" we see and hear. The media simply cut and paste the "stories" to fill their air time, papers and magazines ... and, to further simplify their task, buy their competitors out so they only have to do the cutting and pasting once for vast markets.

You state the problem very well when you say:

     "Those who govern now seem to be part of the problem. They appear 
       to have been bought and paid for. They've been corrupted by the 
       money trust. Dig deeper and see how pervasive the corruption 
       really is. IMO, it's so bad at the Federal level that the vast 
       majority of office holders must go. It is the current system (ie. 
       the rampant secret corruption) that must change and be rooted 
       out. Until such is done, I don't see any representatives who get 
       elected making any difference. Education/awareness comes 
       first ... then, depending on the quality of the people 
       involved/interested/concerned ... then perhaps, positive change 
       will result."

My only demur is with the reference to "the money trust", which implies a conspiracy. It's not a conspiracy. It is the natural pursuit of self-interest.

It's really quite simple.

In order to get the immense amount of campaign funds and the support infrastructure necessary to get elected, a politician must have the backing of a political party. The party will only back politicians they know will vote as instructed on issues crucial to the party. Thus, the party controls the vote of the politicians and becomes the conduit of corruption. The party's fund raisers sell the votes to those with an interest in a specific pieces of legislation. They don't just sell the votes to banking interests. They are equal opportunity corrupters. They sell them to anyone who will buy ... insurance companies, oil companies, software companies, whatever.

You itemize the problem nicely:

* "People must first perceive the true State."

* "Then, people can set about finding ways to fix their Republic/representative Democracy."

At the risk of spamming, I've been trying to accomplish these things on #board-3734. It is however, as you say, "a very difficult problem to overcome."

There are other important points in your post ... the Rothschild quote, for one ... but I fear I'm overstaying my welcome. For me, the most important thing to understand is that those we elect to represent us ... DON'T.

Fred