Money Talks, Mandatory Voting and our Democracy

Money Talks, Mandatory Voting and our Democracy

Nipawin - December 26, 2000 - by: Mario deSantis

appropriate language
Lately, I have been reading some Canadian economic papers and I can understand how

entrenched is the obsolete mentality of still considering the industrialized theories of

economics in a new world characterized by continuous social changes. As I talk to my

son James, MBA Candidate at the University of North Dakota, and we discuss social

issues, I stress the need to use appropriate language to understand each other.

natural
origin
The use of an appropriate language means that we can entertain a dialog and learn together,

instead we continue to use a manufactured language and have dividing discussions and

dividing solutions for our social challenges. When I read for the first time "The Fifth

Discipline", by Peter Senge⁽¹⁾, I was immediately impressed about the author's use of his

words, and his explanation of the natural origin of these words. The most important message

of Senge's book, for me, was his ability to let us rediscover what our language should be like.

Money
talks
What bother me the most today, is the dividing language of our politicians and bureaucrats. I

have heard so many times the manufactured saying "Money talks" and I get a bit sick as I

continue to hear it once more. Money talks is not part of our natural languaging, money talks

is a brainwashed expression of our regressive leadership.

Dr. Pierson
When Minister of Health Pat Atkinson raised medical fees and put some $4 million for the

retention of medical specialists she showed her misunderstanding of the health care problems

of her own making. Dr. Pierson, a medical researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, has

stated "It's meaningless to have a specialist without equipment and it's meaningless to have

equipment and a specialist without space. It's a multi-faceted problem. Salaries really are

the least important reason people are leaving⁽²⁾" So, we want to remind Pat Atkinson of the

natural saying "Money talks, B.S. walks⁽³⁾"

mandatory voting
Another misunderstanding of our leadership is in their continuing placement of statutory laws

to enforce our democratic will. So, we have the Chief Electoral Officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley,

who in acknowledging the continuing lower turn out of voters in the elections has expressed

his intention to support mandatory voting and save our democracy. Jean-Pierre Kingsley has

stated "Sometimes, in order to save democracy, you have to do things that might seem to run

a little bit against it⁽⁴⁾"

sincerity
Our leaders want to have consolidated health records for any citizen of Canada⁽⁵⁾, they apply

the economic philosophy that "Money talks," and now they want to force our democratic values

by legislation. And you tell me my readers if this is the appropriate language we deserve from

our leadership and if this is democracy. And I question the sincerity of our leaders when they

say they want a new vision of health care⁽⁶⁾. How can you have a new vision of health care or

any vision when our governments continue to preach a policing environment, when our

governments apply the "Money talks" philosophy, and when our own governments are

visualizing a mandatory voting legislation in the absence of constitutional parties and

constitutional bureaucracies?

-----------References/endnotes:

List of relevant political and economics articles http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign

Quote by Donella Meadows "challenging a paradigm is not a part-time job. It is not sufficient to make your point once and then blame the world for not getting it. The world has a vested interest in, a commitment to, not getting it. The point has to be made patiently and repeatedly, day after day after day" ftp://sysdyn.mit.edu/ftp/sdep/Roadmaps/RM1/D-4143-1.pdf The Global Citizen, http://www.tidepool.org/gc/

1.
Books by Peter M. Senge http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/senge/

2.
Money not answer to keeping specialists, CBC Saskatchewan, December 22, 2000

3.
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-
-
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business As Usual, (The New Marketplace: Word Gets Around) by Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls, David Weinberger, February 2000 Perseus Books; ISBN:0738202444 http://www.cluetrain.com/book.html Also refer to: http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign/desantisArticles/2000/desantis133/hsurc.html

4.
Election chief warming to mandatory voting, Tim Naumetz, December 19, 2000, Southam News

5.
Taking away our freedom: Health Records and SHIN, by Mario deSantis, December 21, 2000

6.
-
Lack of vision, unstable funds hurting health care: SAHO, by Barb Pacholik, December 5, 2000, The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Money Talks, Mandatory Voting and our Democracy

Nipawin - December 26, 2000 - by: Mario deSantis

appropriate language	Lately, I have been reading some Canadian economic papers and I can understand how
	entrenched is the obsolete mentality of still considering the industrialized theories of
	economics in a new world characterized by continuous social changes. As I talk to my
	son James, MBA Candidate at the University of North Dakota, and we discuss social
	issues, I stress the need to use appropriate language to understand each other.

natural origin	The use of an appropriate language means that we can entertain a dialog and learn together,
	instead we continue to use a manufactured language and have dividing discussions and
	dividing solutions for our social challenges. When I read for the first time "The Fifth
	Discipline", by Peter Senge⁽¹⁾, I was immediately impressed about the author's use of his
	words, and his explanation of the natural origin of these words. The most important message
	of Senge's book, for me, was his ability to let us rediscover what our language should be like.

Money talks	What bother me the most today, is the dividing language of our politicians and bureaucrats. I
	have heard so many times the manufactured saying "Money talks" and I get a bit sick as I
	continue to hear it once more. Money talks is not part of our natural languaging, money talks
	is a brainwashed expression of our regressive leadership.

Dr. Pierson	When Minister of Health Pat Atkinson raised medical fees and put some $4 million for the
	retention of medical specialists she showed her misunderstanding of the health care problems
	of her own making. Dr. Pierson, a medical researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, has
	stated "It's meaningless to have a specialist without equipment and it's meaningless to have
	equipment and a specialist without space. It's a multi-faceted problem. Salaries really are
	the least important reason people are leaving⁽²⁾" So, we want to remind Pat Atkinson of the
	natural saying "Money talks, B.S. walks⁽³⁾"

mandatory voting	Another misunderstanding of our leadership is in their continuing placement of statutory laws
	to enforce our democratic will. So, we have the Chief Electoral Officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley,
	who in acknowledging the continuing lower turn out of voters in the elections has expressed
	his intention to support mandatory voting and save our democracy. Jean-Pierre Kingsley has
	stated "Sometimes, in order to save democracy, you have to do things that might seem to run
	a little bit against it⁽⁴⁾"

sincerity	Our leaders want to have consolidated health records for any citizen of Canada⁽⁵⁾, they apply
	the economic philosophy that "Money talks," and now they want to force our democratic values
	by legislation. And you tell me my readers if this is the appropriate language we deserve from
	our leadership and if this is democracy. And I question the sincerity of our leaders when they
	say they want a new vision of health care⁽⁶⁾. How can you have a new vision of health care or
	any vision when our governments continue to preach a policing environment, when our
	governments apply the "Money talks" philosophy, and when our own governments are
	visualizing a mandatory voting legislation in the absence of constitutional parties and
	constitutional bureaucracies?

-----------References/endnotes:

	List of relevant political and economics articles http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign

	Quote by Donella Meadows "challenging a paradigm is not a part-time job. It is not sufficient to make your point once and then blame the world for not getting it. The world has a vested interest in, a commitment to, not getting it. The point has to be made patiently and repeatedly, day after day after day" ftp://sysdyn.mit.edu/ftp/sdep/Roadmaps/RM1/D-4143-1.pdf The Global Citizen, http://www.tidepool.org/gc/

1.	Books by Peter M. Senge http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/senge/

2.	Money not answer to keeping specialists, CBC Saskatchewan, December 22, 2000

3. - - -	The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business As Usual, (The New Marketplace: Word Gets Around) by Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls, David Weinberger, February 2000 Perseus Books; ISBN:0738202444 http://www.cluetrain.com/book.html Also refer to: http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign/desantisArticles/2000/desantis133/hsurc.html

4.	Election chief warming to mandatory voting, Tim Naumetz, December 19, 2000, Southam News

5.	Taking away our freedom: Health Records and SHIN, by Mario deSantis, December 21, 2000

6. -	Lack of vision, unstable funds hurting health care: SAHO, by Barb Pacholik, December 5, 2000, The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan