[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

An intelligent benevolent and genuinely caring dictatorship would be far more fair and effective than any democracy, in my opinion, but that's sort of irrelevant as there's most likely no such thing.

Thus far, democracy is the best we have but it isn't just "not perfect"... it's crap. It's speeches, lies, smear campaigns and propaganda. All of it. I'm an SNP supporter but I will freely admit that there's a LOT of SNP propaganda that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The way this general election campaign was conducted by the major parties was absolutely foul. Both campaigning on fear, both getting personal, barely a sniff of "here's what we will actually DO", just a clawing rabble all desperate to get into power.

I can accept the outcome of the election - I think it was inevitable, for multiple reasons - but I can't accept that we all just have to say "it is what it is" and keep quiet. "It's not perfect but this steaming pile of dung system is the best we have".

There has to be something better than this. A better system that actually works without the lies and the fear. And if people aren't willing to say "No, this is all bull****" we will never find it... we will continue this same pointless cycle until it all collapses.

What is the alternative though? Maybe being automatically out of the running next election for lying to get into government? Should there be parties at all? Maybe the government should be made up solely of independent candidates and Ministers who are actually qualified for particular areas like Minister for Health actually being a Doctor or working in the medical field etc.