## Dismissive of Real World Pain and Progressive Social Policies: Our Parliamentarians.
What is it about #Politics that it attracts the most bigoted, avid and hypocritical people — because that’s what is on show. Even when an idealist, elected for their idealism, joins the fray they are sure to be bullied into the required behavioural mould.
Living the life in *Cloud LaLaLand*, their feet rarely touch the ground. Our Janus-faced polies wind and wound their way around political issues without batting an eyelid while walking the fence between the #Oligarchy and the #Electorate. That is… more aptly, they tread the path on the ##Monied and #Rentier side of the fence and occasionally will throw some crumbs over to those on the other side. Those whom they ought to represent in Parliament, those whom they are *duty-bound* to prioritize in their decision-making.
There are no exceptions here, only a matter of *degree*. The question is: how do we recall those ethically inept politicians back to their sworn democratic duty? We can vote them out, but whom do we replace them with? **More of the same**? The *two party duopoly* needs to be broken up by as many cliques and groups (not to say Party again) that can fit in the *House*, let them bargain and accommodate to form a govt. The democratic process will be the richer for it and Parliament likely have more care for the better good of our society. A more diverse Parliament in terms of representation would merely reflect the diverstiy found in our society. Now to *inform* and *educate* the electorate…
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