I’m sure many people have had their fill of politics by now, whether you choose to be interested or not, it finds its way to you. Because you will be affected by the decisions made, the people who take part, the people who vie for that top spot. Each time we are met with ‘speeches from the heart’, with that good they will do, and how they will bring peace and prosperity to the country, also peppered with insults against their opponent and a will to win instead of a will to lead.

And just because they have a third name now looking like it can and will compete, people seem to have forgotten that it is politicians who have dragged us to where we are now with their previous will to win. Always using the people to achieve that, well, so we are told. Now we understand there is different and more intricate system of ‘voting’ that occurs, and one we are not privy to. So, when it comes up about which side, which colour, and blaming the previous party for damage, corruption and completely unethical behaviour, I am bemused somewhat. Because they are all the same to me, I care not for which party they appear to represent for ‘the people’, as they present politicians to me, a very separate entity from ‘the people’ they purport to serve. Instead, they bleed us dry and create a rather secure future for themselves, off the back of the illusion of one for you – and using our money no less to give themselves that security.

All leading to it already being one, but with the illusion of it being two. Because really you can’t trust two when you lay it out, because it seems a constant struggle between them to win rather than do their job. Each blaming the other for previous times or current situations, only really pretending for a short time to do anything, before they start preparing for their battle of the polls again. More talk, more money spent, more handing over the baton to the next team-mate, regardless of what colour their tie is, as I have said before, they are all feeding from the same trough, so who would ever think they would want to shut that down, or turn it into a trough for everyone, not just a select few who then gatekeep and corrupt it even further. And every now and again, they throw us a bone in the form of someone ‘who talks sense’ or suddenly becomes the ‘voice of reason’ and points out the most obvious of issues that really doesn’t take a politician to notice. Or to shout about it, and apparently, doesn’t take them to even do anything about it, so what are they good for exactly? Talking, lying and spending, seems to be about the crux of it. And that people, really isn’t what is going to save the present, secure the future, or lead us into any kind of prosperity.

And be mindful of language, as they have twisted much over the years, redefining terms and definitions as they go, saying one thing, which you believe means another. And the one that stands out for me at the moment, is indeed the name of that new party storming the polls, with that ‘man of the people’ out in front and playing the part as needed. But what does Reform actually stand for as a word in our history over here in the UK, ah yes, reform schools. One of their institutions to deal with children and young people, funnily enough around the same as the Foundling Hospitals occurring too, covered in A Rather Dark Enterprise, and if you look at pictures of the old reform schools, they look strangely similar to all the other grand and massive structures of the time for asylums, universities, hospitals etc. And the cover story is the same, children in need of help, so they were sent to either reform school if they were criminal, or industrial schools if they were just hanging around and needed to be trained in something for the upcoming industrial revolution. A great bit of the description on Wiki I just had to include, partly for the way it starts, that there was a perceived rise, so not actual then, just imaginary or an excuse to then roll out said programs. And partly for the listed jobs for country children at the time, as below.

“There was a perceived rise in juvenile delinquency during the early 19th century; whereas in a rural economy young children could gain paid employment doing tasks such as bird scaring and stone gathering, these opportunities were not available in the cities.”

Keeping in mind, this era also saw the clearing out of the countryside, city slums, the Napoleonic wars, and so on. Seems they created a very unstable social landscape and then swept in all the new measure to benefit from what remained, and make sure the next generation were conditioned as necessary. So, when we see they follow the same pattern of how they create society, the wars, the instability, the control, why would it be any different this time? The goal is to keep the people where they are, and being part of the system, pretending they are in control of the system and have a say in how it goes, voting being the greatest trick for that. But when you really look at it, it does seem silly to think that anyone can fix all the problems in only four years, when 3 of them are spent arguing against you opponent and trying to hold onto your job. And equally, you can’t just have someone there indefinitely to just get their feet under the table and do just as little. So, what to do. There may not be a simple solution now for where we are and where we need to be going, but if we can at least admit that what is in place really doesn’t work and stop continuing the charade, then we may just stand a chance…

(c) K Wicks