Australians Have Become Slaves Between Elections

"Elections are reverse slave auctions in

that people are permitted a nominal

voice in choosing who will exercise

ownership rights over them. But once

the winner is sworn into office, the

candidate’s campaign promises do

nothing to curb his power.

 

The moment the bidding ends and a

winner is declared, the illusion that the

slaves are running the show vanishes."

(James Bovard, ‘Attention Deficit Democracy’, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).