Come and set down by the fire, and bring something with you please. Your political party. Sit down with them there, and look them over really closely. After giving them a real good once over, I want you to answer one very simple question: Does your political party actual represent your beliefs? Political beliefs are a lot like religion, they get handed down through family indoctrination. This includes political antipathy.
The reason I ask is because of my own displeasure with the political process in Canada, both through the parties that are supposed to represent me as a Canadian, and through the actual nuts and bolts that are involved in how our political system works. I consider myself an egalitarian with a socialist agenda. I'm neither left right or center, but someone who feels that each situation much be approached with the overal view of society's well being as well as personal responsiblity. What does this mean you ask? Let me give an example.
I am a Status Indian, but look white. When people find out I am status, their reactions to certain things around me tends to change, and I can see the systemic racism that is inherent in Canadian society. I could even go so far as to say that these situations have caused certain work place stress for me as people must convince themselves they're not racist with comments like 'Indians are good workers as long as they're not drunk.' (Aside: Well fucking DUH!!! Anyone is a good worker no matter their race as long as they're not drunk.) Would I blame my loss of certain jobs on my race? No. I will take personal responsibility for anything that directly happens to me. However this does not mean that I am not aware or see the issues that occur due to societal racism. As well I take it on as a personal mission to make these issues known and do what I can to change them. These same ideals apply to how I view most issues within our society, such as sexism, homophobia, so forth.
There is no party out there that supports these views. Sure everyone of them would like to sell me ideas that might support this point of view, but none of them actually do. And even if there was a party out there that might support these ideals, it's fairly apparent that once any party ascends to provincial or national power, they work on their own agendas and have no accountability to their consituents.
Now here's the part that really pisses me off. When you mention these issues to the vast majority of voters, they respond with 'Well it's the system we have, and it's the best we can do.' Who says?! I think I've mentioned before in the den that you only get out of something what you put in. This applies to politics as much as anything else. If we as the voters are willing to sit around and allow our politicians to essentially cheat us, then who's to blame? We are. So let's do what we can to fix it.
Now the question is how. Well lookie here what I've got in my hands. A pamphlet for The Electoral Partnership of Canada. A new national party dedicated to a rather simple platform that is two fold. One, an informed electorate that is kept as such by their elected officials, and two one that is accountable to those same individuals who they represent. Now of course, if our illustrious leader is lurking about out there and has some additional information to add, please do so, but I know that I am quite happy with the goals of this new party, which is my own attempt to make sure that the system isn't merely a bogged down pit of theft and deception. And if you have any specific questions, such as how you might become a member of this party and help us achieve our goals, feel free to email me and I'll get you the information and forms you desire.
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