In its hatred of the state and of any form of collectivism, the Westminster elite, but in particular the Tories, are constantly reminding us of our right to be free to dispose of our own resources as we see fit. This is one of their arguments against increased personal taxation which they view as a cardinal sin against freedom. It is also the basis of their love of 'the free market' an ideal that is simply a concept with no basis in reality. There is no such thing, nor can there ever be such a thing, as 'the free market'.
This brings me to the object of this post. We are constantly fed the notion that the defining characteristic of a democratic society is freedom. That is wrong. The defining characteristic of a liberal democracy is limited government, indeed the limitation of any and every form of power. There can be no unlimited concentration of power in a civilised and democratic country. Freedom is a form of power and is therefore subject to necessary limitation. Freedom is a paradox and what I mean by that is that no-one must ever be allowed the freedom to destroy other's freedoms. This is what British governments have been doing since Thatcher walked into Downing Street. Under the guise of promoting economic freedom she and her successors have systematically stripped away freedoms that took years of gradual and patient construction. Under the guise of economic freedom they have constructed a society that allows for the systematic transfer of unlimited wealth from the poorest and weakest sectors of society into the pockets of the strongest. In order to achieve this they had to destroy many of our traditional freedoms and rights, particularly employment rights.
That is why, before there can be any form of meaningful reform in Britain, before we can even begin to redress the appalling inequalities, the scandal of foodbanks, the demonization of the disabled and people on benefits, we must reform the voting system. It is our top priority. That is because it is the first-past-the-post voting system that entrenches the power and privilege of the party system, the engine that the British elite utilise as their access to loot the national treasury at their leisure.
Freedom is a right, it is to be cherished, protected and defended. But there are no absolutes in human society, and freedom is no different. No-one can have absolute freedom, that is the fantasy of tyrants. How would women feel if men gained absolute freedom? How would blacks feel if white people gained absolute freedom? August Comte told us that 'the only absolute is that everything is relative' and that is a very wise observation. Freedom must be relative, as with power. Over 2000 years ago the Sophist Thrasymachus told us that 'justice is the interests of the strongest'. Nothing much has changed since eh?
I can see no meaningful hope for improvement in the UK as all the major political parties and the bulk of the electorate are still in thrall to a failed and unworkable economic system. They still believe the Thatcher lie that there is no alternative. The only glimmer of hope is in the reaction to the Westminster betrayal of the No vote in the referendum and the fact that the Scottish people are at last slowly coming to see that our leading politicians are actually as useless as I have been telling you they are. You make a serious error in believing that these people are intelligent. I said at the time that a No vote was a colossal act of self harm, but it may yet redeem itself. We shall see.
Your Servant
Doktor Kommirat
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