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Corporate lobbyists get results; why not Citizens' lobbyists?
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> .. the Prime Minister .. political parties .. the centre of power keeps on shifting
.. to the international banks, the TransNational Corporations, and the US military-industrial complex as their enforcement arm. Governments are no longer supreme national authorities. They surrendered that to those named at the turn of the century.
> why it’s desirable to have the most disciplined groups having most leverage
Please note: ".. their discipline may arise from base motives". I emphasized that the principle operates regardless of motives. Those who learn how to utilize the principle can turn it to their advantage. Unfortunate, but true.
> Why is that preferable to the people not being ordered around in the first place?
Never said it was, and it's obviously not. What I'm saying is that the leopard not only knows how to scare the lamb, but how to trick it into flight and exhaustion. Saves a lot of effort for the leopard, and in the human context allows the leopard's lawyers to plead that the lamb sacrificed itself.
> citizen lobbyists can't offer donations, shares ..
Sadly, conceded.
> Nor could a citizen's lobbyist convince a politician of a backlash
Not so sure about this. ".. both parties have plenty of safe-seats" ignores the reality of the rise in support for Independents, which IMO is a card we need to play.
> politicians believe staying in parliament is the be-all and end-all .. VERY wrong
Too right! There's many a comfortable board seat to be had if you can find your SugarDaddy.
> to get people to engage .. is the ultimate way
It may well be that they won't do this until they're hurting badly enough to make the effort.