Yes. We elect three dictatorships.

“Australian democracy no longer serves its citizens as it claims to do”.

What democracy? Does anyone seriously believe “democracy” exists in Australia? Particularly now, with the Albanese nightmare.

“Equality” is a load of nonsense, and has nothing to do with the Australian political class, which actually creates inequality, with antisemitism, multiculturalism, the creation of tribes to be treated differently, and the deliberate replacement of the population, its culture and its values.

Electors “choose the candidates”. No they do not. The candidates Australians are forced to vote for - or be fined - are chosen by unknown people behind closed doors.

You have to get to the top of the second page for something to agree with - Australia is run by slippery characters in the corridors of parliament in Canberra.

There's nothing to be seen in Australia of ‘for the people, by the people’.

Voters’ might try to “influence the government” with “.... letters, by signing petitions, attending protests…. “, etc; but very few of them, post Covid brutality and Socialist censorship, and to no avail.

We continue to be fooled by the ‘fatherly’ advice and myth that Australia is ‘the best country in the world’ - most recently uttered by the Coalition's great white hope, the Liberal Party's hasbeen, Tony Abbott.

I agree with this author's point of view, but using the word “democracy” when talking about modern Australia is an insult, and wrong. What he is actually saying, that aware Australians already know, is the country is no longer a democracy.

And, he is naive if he thinks that the average Australian has what it takes to regain democracy.

Interesting essay. But it does not take into account that much/most of the culture wars and the applied politics that extends from it is now controlled/patterning by social media and the pernicious influence of fake chat-bots or artificial "intelligence.
This essay written in 1980 provides a critical summary of the limitations of democratic politics as it was at the time - it is still relevant. http://beezone.com/adida/cooperation-and-doubt.html

Much populist politics is driven by frustration which is most often quite justified, but unfortunately most of it fits into the scenario described here http://beezone.com/current/frustrationuniverdisease.html

Voting with a bullet getting closer and closer: Almost there in UK!

if he thinks that the average Australian has what it takes to regain democracy.
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The fallacy that is Democracy & for which the fast asleep Woke Left has fallen for repeatedly for decades now. The LNP had no choice but to play the silly game but sadly to no avail. The hijacked education system from Childcare to Pre School right up to Uni did push indoctrination to the levels of stupidity the rest of whatever sane society is left has to deal with now.
I maintain that only a National Service of 12-18 month is the only option left to save what little common sense the indoctrination has missed. A NS is not about War & killing as the hangers-on opponents would have people believe. A NS would guarantee a boost to common sense & realist mentality ! Once that process is in place, more & more will come to see the benefits to society & ultimately to themselves. Common sense will snow-ball, that much is guaranteed & the stupid who will want to fight it will be seen as the utter ridicule they really are ! 18 year olds who are homeless & without work will find shelter & food upon joining & purpose within days ! Yet another guarantee ! They will have options of careers by switching over to Defence or the private sector with a lot more qualifications than a pointless Arts Degree. The capable can return to study at Uni & having life experience will be impervious to any indoctrination attempts. Within only a few years even teachers & Uni lecturers will have served in NS & this will reflect positively in their approach to teaching. Anyone see flaws in that please state your ideas for the recovery of Australian society, One Nation orientated in particular !

Totally impractical, it would work just fine if Australia's population was 28 and not 28 million spread over 3 square miles and not 3 million. We'll hold this meeting on a Saturday in July at 11am, that's when I play my 'Parcheesi Tournament' I'll sent the wife instead. Where this meeting being held, in the Crapville town hall, I live in Bongoville, that's 200 km away, and its pissing down rain! I went last year and 10 people turned up out of 100,000. That idiot Dwayne who wan't the government to legalise kiddy porn never shut up! AND who made deaf old Phyllis moderator, she called the meeting short at half eleven, cause she said she had to get her hair permed that morning. Toady Tom the local member from the F U Party couldn't make it anyway, said he had an official engagement at 'The House Of Pleasure', so he'd see us all on election day.

When ideas are ridiculed & rejected by hangers-on Gits, then the proposal must have merit enough to worry that their bandwagon is in danger of screeching to a halt from it.