maybe political discussion would be more useful, if we began with some fundamental axioms:

democracy is a society ruled by it's members, who share equally in the power to decide. a nation state is a democracy when it has a constitution that states:

all national activity is legal only when the majority of the electorate subscribe to an enabling referendum.

any member of the electorate may initiate a referendum.

all activity affecting the interest of the electorate will be in public.

oligarchy is a society directed by a few for the benefit of themselves and their supporters. political activity is commonly secret. the general populace is commonly lied to, to secure passive acceptance.

australia is an oligarchy and any discussion that begins with " in our democracy.." is founded on fog, at best, and is commonly a cynical ploy of diseducation.

Alchemist,

Your clear-vision-perception, complemented with-the-innate capacity to-be frank while also having the guts to-stand-up for the disenfranchised citizenry and speak-out far beyond the silver-tongued panacea excuses -- has been highly commendable! To borrow your words of wisdom ..."We don't have a democracy, but a dictatorship"... Yeah, one cannot expect nothing-more from the radical right-wing or the factional connivers on-the-left, within the two-party-system under diabolical-spell, known-as the-infamous zionist-autocracy, which we have in this country.

Where connived elders-of-zion sustained corrupt-electoral-system via left-right-n-centre churning-party-machines yielded-as-norm incessantly-kosher-captains of charlatan's-ingenuity-knack to brainwash-naive-populous into-believing so-grotesque zionist-lies. Whose deceit is-the-norm for-diabolical-ideology to-operate-under. As a result countrywide subjugated dill-flock being-methodically indoctrinated to-believe in-trust and choices, solely based on-the-implausible faith-in-nothing but lying-rodent-rhetorics.

Our nation downwards spiral under diabolical-religion-ideology within the fascist-controlled-state is about to-become irreversible, with no-hope of redemption. Unless parliamentary political system is removed from the zionist clutches and replaced with a non-party (truly secular), an independent people's system. Which to allow democratic electorate constituents to elect those reflecting people's desired outcome, and not to face fait-accompli economic plunder by the elders-of-zion conglomerate of the voracious-religion modus-operandi ... that enslaves the people.

No surprise, when a mass-media hijacked country was allowed to become a fully controlled monopoly enterprise, maintained and inputted heavily by the global-media-barons. Closely aligned with the factional two-party-system, flip-flopped periodically to maintain the mirage of democracy. Although if the mainstream media mouthpieces were unbiased -- they would give independents as-much coverage as-they-give to the debauched lib/lab duopoly of the willing connivers. Yet anyone with a great-idea designed to-improve our political system have no-hope of getting-ever-heard. Instead any virtuously-aspired conscientious-dissident being hunted-down by-hook or by-crook and eliminated! In reflection on the traitorously stabbed in-the-back, our maverick Mark Latham.

With the next cardinal-target the internet-web, besieged already under disguise of pseudo-religious moral-rhetorics (don't you ever mention Big-Brother's debauchery or the bloody-hell okayed-slogan by Howard), solely to-control-its-content, specifically our free-speech forums, towards the limited kosher-extent, as Helen Coonan having already an-early-start from the corrupt seat-of-power, where parliament's interior benches array, moulded into significant zionist-menorah-insignia, empowered core connived jellyback spiteful pollies (evidently attracting as-well fresh-legal-eagles to-join-hegemony) ... http://ericmatic.free.fr/sitefolder/images/houserepresentative_JPG.jpg

Yet we need-not to-accept any diabolically plagued hegemony, if we recognise that there is-a-real-choice once in-a-life-time to-make a change for the children of better tomorrow via earnest peoples opinion. Now striving all over-the-world, definitely as never before. Make no mistake, it's an-epic-struggle. Where alternative (if we fail-to-speak about it right-now), is-not just-a-conquest of far-away-countries, it's the conquest of us. Of our minds, our humanity and our self-respect. If we to-remain silent, the victory over us is assured [John_Pilger].

Not if we start to-adhere to-conscientious citizen's commonsense logic! Which dictates on local Electorate Offices to-enact a-vital umbilical-cord-interface between the electorate and periodically chosen MP, who must adhere-to the Representative Democracy notion. Where just-as-vital on MP was-to-serve the people, and not merely the executive rulers-of-the-day. While applying vested democracy aim in relation to-real economy generation, along the just-law and a solem-order maintenance within the social responsibility to-the community. Solidly set on-the equal-citizen's-rights within the principle-privileges: Subsistence, Health, Housing, Education and Employment opportunities.

Thus inevitably a local Electorate Office to-form communication exchange bureau for active citizens participation within the unhindered need-of-contribution via local parliamentarian's domain, towards the people's common-good. With-an-ultimate goal-on-mind for-a-direct, participatory democracy by-people and for-the-people. Onset to embody our collective responsibility to eradicate the parasites, who over-the-years painstakingly feathered their nests within the ivory-towers. Subject to elders-of-zion preselection-process with-a-hand picked treacherous leeches and their-filthiest-derivatives-rest. Conditioned to serve evil echelon masters, while forging this marvellous nation (if-not for-archaic vast-wastage-industries) into-oblivion.

One may be excused for having dejected perception at times of being just an alien visitor here from some distant planet. Thus having-to-face a user-pay consequences. Which must be contemptible for the conscientious citizens within a country where ensuing generations of youngsters grow and proceed into the adulthood without having a single elevated role-model. Someone to-look up-to (as our maverick Mark Latham), towards the impending achievements. Yet when vagabonds wouldn't care, many forsaken, disenfranchised citizens still got-to-face the utmost uncertain future to come. While being blacklisted on unemployable's heap all along, they take-a-stance to survive and proceed with life in the Ghetto Australis, within-so-paradoxically stunning land-of-plenty, we call it home.