Is this a music blog now? Perhaps I would surf the algorithms better if it was.
On the politics front it's mainly been Brexit and Extinction Rebellion. It is all globalism isn't it. Both things. That's what it's all about. Brexit - sign up to one-world-ism and further centralisation, or leave. Extinction Rebellion - likewise a push to harmonise all the countries of the world, and get 'global' regulation for 'global' problems.
Obviously both sides of the argument are perfectly legitimate. It's fine to advocate for a one world vision if that's what you believe. We probably should be having that debate. However, I just wish the people pushing for it would be more honest. I posted about the Extinction Rebellion demands last night on Twitter. I even got a few retweets (!) I'll run through it again here.
(A well-funded operation)
Aside from the fact that "making demands" sounds like something a hostage taker would do (though apt, as they are after all attempting to hold capital cities hostage). Their demands are essentially demands to overturn and subvert the democratic process.
An extreme analysis of their aims perhaps? Read 'em yourself.
These are straight from Rebellion.Earth
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First up. Declare a climate emergency. A little vague, but a decision, if taken up by governments, that would put 'climate concerns' as they see them front and centre of all government policy.
Secondly. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. Just 6 years time, 5 if they give us this Christmas off.
Thirdly, and this is the real one to watch out for. "Government must create and be led by the decisions of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice."
Notice that "be led". Nice.
"..but it's a "citizens" assembly" you say, "that can't be too bad right? That's just us, isn't it?"
Well, how is this assembly chosen? Who decides how it is chosen? What is the criteria?
Fortunately they tell us.
"The Citizens’ Assembly will be run by non-governmental organisations.."
So, NGOs. Great.
"Similar to jury service, members will be randomly selected from across the country."
"Similar" to jury service. Of course, with jury duty you're forced by law to sit, but this won't be the case with Citizens' Assemblies (at least I hope not, that would be even worse).
This brings us to one of the many problems with Citizens' Assemblies. What about all the millions of people that wouldn't want to take part - even if they were asked to. Who has the time or inclination to go and do something like this. Sitting there in public debating climate issues. Especially when they have other commitments like work and children.
In normal democratic societies we tend to call the people that want to go and do this politicians. And most people normally prefer to vote for a politician to go and do this for them.
"The process will be designed to ensure that the Assembly reflects the whole country in terms of characteristics such as gender, age, ethnicity, education level and geography."
Ahh, so it will also be "designed". Again, who does this designing? And how are these "designers" accountable to the general public? How can we be sure there's no bias in that process? We can't exactly vote them out can we.
"Assembly members will hear balanced information from experts and those most affected by the emergency."
Again, who chooses these "experts"? Who decides what constitutes "balanced information"?
To be blunt it all looks to me like a way for NGOs to press governments to accept their positions and advice, using the veneer that it's "public opinion". The peoples' voice.
Of course, such assemblies could also be used by governments to push through agendas the public won't vote for using this same veneer. For instance, they could create a Citizens' Assembly to "decide Brexit" in a way that's desirable to them. Then stating; "but look the "citizens" have "told us" to do this." This is what you want.
In fact, a few months ago we noted that Rory Stewart was pushing this very idea in regards Brexit. Oh my! See how it works yet? This is not a policy of environmentalism. It's a policy of globalism.
Again, as I noted earlier. It's fine to advocate for globalism, but this is a very devious way to do it. Why aren't Extinction Rebellion standing candidates at elections? They're perfectly free to do it. They certainly seem to have the funding. But they aren't. Very telling. Yet they want a "Citizens' Assembly".
However, we already have one. It's called parliament.
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