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I think the government may need  a reminder on the definition of Democracy and start applying it to there departments. 

 Democracy definition by Oxford English Dictionary (last accessed 12/04/22) 

https://www.oed.com/oed2/00060572

democracy

(dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ) Forms: 6–7 democracie, 6–7 (9) -cratie, 7 (9) -craty, 7– -cracy. [a. F. démocratie (siː), (Oresme 14th c.), a. med.L. dēmocratia (in 13th c. L. transl. of Aristotle, attrib. to William of Moerbeke), a. Gr. δηµοκρατία popular government, f. δῆµος the commons, the people + -κρατια in comb. = κράτος rule, sway, authority. The latinized form is frequent in early writers, and democratie-craty, in 16– 17th c.]


1. Government by the people; that form of government in which the sovereign power resides in the people as a whole, and is exercised either directly by them (as in the small republics of antiquity) or by officers elected by them. In mod. use often more vaguely denoting a social state in which all have equal rights, without hereditary or arbitrary differences of rank or privilege.

And so to one example of where privilege and discrimination  towards groups in society is very prevalent. 

The time had come to renew the driving licence that used to be valid until you where 70 years old. (I my feel like it at times but not quite there yet !)

Online we go to fill in the form and bingo ! They ask for a national insurance number, driver number. house ,number and everything bar the kitchen sink but when you do not have a passport it declines your submission.

 You are informed   if you have no passport  you  have to go to a designated post office and either renew it there or fill in the  form and pay more for the privilege and post it. Not a problem l hear you cry.

I then began to think of how discriminatory this is for people that  have disability issues, (mobility) , people that live in a rural areas, and those on benefits and how much more they have to pay because they have chosen or cannot afford the passport.

Again we see the class divide. Unable to provide a passport then you can't afford the privileges of being able to access even the basics. Who has dreamed this idea up ?  It appears that there is someone who is hell bent on stopping certain groups from travelling unless they can pay higher charges because they do not have a passport.

This is not about security, this appears to be a way of keeping control and partitioning society .

According to the definition sovereign power  lies with the people not just the few. (hmm!)

Time to come clean to society and the rest of the world.  

Autocratic rule  v Democracy ? You decide.

AUTOCRATIC | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary







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